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Released: 24-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Introduction of Breast Imaging Legislation Will Benefit Thousands of South Dakotans
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in South Dakota will eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. This imaging is critical in ruling out or confirming breast cancer but can cost hundreds-to-thousands of dollars.

   
Newswise: Turning Basic Research into a New Treatment for the Most Aggressive Forms of Breast Cancer
Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Turning Basic Research into a New Treatment for the Most Aggressive Forms of Breast Cancer
Tufts University

Tufts University researcher has spent three decades working on breast cancer, developing a therapy to potentially stop the growth and spread of one third of all breast cancer cases

Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led study links biomarkers and chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal symptoms
University of California, Irvine

A study led by University of California, Irvine researchers has revealed a connection between blood levels of omega-3 and the inflammatory biomarker interleukin-8 and greater chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal symptoms in breast cancer patients.

Newswise: Nationally Recognized Health Equity Leader Appointed as Chair of UCSF Obstetrics and Gynecology Program
Released: 24-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Nationally Recognized Health Equity Leader Appointed as Chair of UCSF Obstetrics and Gynecology Program
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Andrea V. Jackson, MD, MAS, a highly regarded obstetrician, gynecologist and diversity champion, will draw on her experience in women’s reproductive health, training the next generation of caregivers and addressing systemic racism in her role as chair of UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. 

Released: 24-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
Ultrasounds can help predict the risk of preterm births, new research shows
University of Illinois Chicago

This is the first method for assessing risk in first-time pregnancies

Released: 24-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Study: The More People Know About Pregnancy, the More Likely They Are to Support Access to Abortion
North Carolina State University

A new study on public attitudes toward abortion laws finds that the more people know about pregnancy, the more likely they are to oppose legislation that limits women’s access to abortions – regardless of political ideology.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 1:00 PM EST
Analysis of U.S. Census Survey Data Reveals Uptick in Anxiety and Depression Among Women in States with Trigger Laws Post-Dobbs Abortion Decision
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

An analysis of national survey data conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found a small but statistically significant increase in self-reported anxiety and depression symptoms among respondents in states that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 compared to respondents in states that did not enact bans.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
How long can menopause be delayed?
University of Utah

New research indicates that it is possible to forestall the onset of menopause, perhaps indefinitely, by implanting a woman’s own previously harvested ovarian tissue back into her body.

Newswise: University Hospitals OBGYN and Urologist Joseph Welles Henderson, MD, Named InterStim™ Center of Excellence
Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
University Hospitals OBGYN and Urologist Joseph Welles Henderson, MD, Named InterStim™ Center of Excellence
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Joseph Welles Henderson, MD, of University Hospitals has been named an InterStim™ Center of Excellence by Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), the world’s largest medical device manufacturer.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-approach-to-robotic-mastectomy-can-preserve-full-breast-and-nipple-sensation
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Released: 19-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
New approach to robotic mastectomy can preserve full breast and nipple sensation
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern have developed a first-of-its-kind robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (rNSM) and reconstruction procedure that provides remarkably natural-looking outcomes while preserving full breast sensation.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 19-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Stigma a barrier to women accessing drug and alcohol treatment
Staffordshire University

Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatised and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.

Newswise: Dr. Teresa Diaz-Montes and Dr. Beman Khulpateea of  The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Mercy are Featured Guests for the January 2024 edition of “Medoscopy”
Released: 18-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Dr. Teresa Diaz-Montes and Dr. Beman Khulpateea of The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Mercy are Featured Guests for the January 2024 edition of “Medoscopy”
Mercy Medical Center

Gynecologic oncologists Dr. Teresa P. Diaz-Montes and Dr. Beman R. Khulpateea are the featured guests on Mercy Medical Center’s monthly talk show, “Medoscopy,” airing Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24th and 25th, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. EST.

Newswise: Higher infant mortality rates associated with restrictive abortion laws
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Higher infant mortality rates associated with restrictive abortion laws
Elsevier

Contrary to professed intent, the states where abortion access was most restricted experienced the highest levels of infant mortality in the United States from 2014–2018, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Metastatic breast cancer treatments have aided decline in deaths, Stanford Medicine-led study finds
Stanford Medicine

Deaths from breast cancer dropped 58% between 1975 and 2019 due to a combination of screening mammography and improvements in treatment, according to a new multicenter study led by Stanford Medicine clinicians and biomedical data scientists.

Newswise: ‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders
Released: 18-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders
University of Cambridge

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia.

Newswise: Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
10-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
Tufts University

Women who consume higher amounts of protein, especially protein from plant-based sources, develop fewer chronic diseases and are more likely to be healthier overall as they age, according to a study led by Tufts University researchers and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Newswise: RUDN mathematicians build an “attentive” neural network that recognizes breast cancer with 99.6% accuracy
Released: 16-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
RUDN mathematicians build an “attentive” neural network that recognizes breast cancer with 99.6% accuracy
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University mathematicians have built a neural network that recognizes breast cancer on histological samples with almost 100% accuracy.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Tratamiento no quirúrgico para los fibromas uterinos
Mayo Clinic

Los fibromas uterinos son el principal motivo por el que las mujeres se someten a las histerectomías, cirugía que tiene como consecuencia la imposibilidad de tener hijos.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
علاج غير جراحي للأورام الليفية الرحمية
Mayo Clinic

الأورام الليفية الرحمية هي السبب الرئيسي وراء خضوع النساء لعمليات استئصال الرحم، مما يجعلهن غير قادرات على الإنجاب.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Tratamento não cirúrgico para fibromiomas uterinos
Mayo Clinic

Os fibromiomas uterinos são a principal causa de mulheres submetidas a histerectomias, deixando-as impossibilitadas de ter filhos.

Newswise: Healthy Hearts for Women event marks 10 years of raising awareness
Released: 12-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Healthy Hearts for Women event marks 10 years of raising awareness
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year, according to the American Heart Association.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Incontinence Could Point to Future Disability
RUSH

Having more frequent urinary incontinence and leakage amounts is associated with higher odds of disability, according to RUSH researchers in a study published in the January issue of Menopause.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
High Court’s Ruling in EMTALA Cases Could Extend Beyond Emergency Abortions
George Washington University

Last week the Supreme Court announced it would hear oral arguments in two related cases from Idaho that focus on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and its relationship to state abortion bans. The immediate issue raised by the cases is whether EMTALA protects pregnant women experiencing health-endangering emergencies against state abortion bans that limit emergency care to life-or-death situations. According to a new analysis published by a George Washington University health law expert, the outcome in these cases will also decide whether states can deprive people of their federal right to emergency care by outlawing disfavored emergency treatments.

   
Released: 12-Jan-2024 6:30 AM EST
For Female Fashion Models, Job Security and Sexual Harassment Are Often Intertwined
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Modeling is a dream occupation for many young women, but for those who make modeling a career, finding work can be a traumatic, sexualized nightmare, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.

 
Newswise: Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Cedars-Sinai

Women who received standard recommended immunizations during their pregnancy were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai. Investigators also identified disparities in vaccination linked to race and insurance status.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Intriguing insights uncovered for two rare heart muscle diseases
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Advancements in the study of two rare heart conditions—peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—contributed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania may serve as critical guides in future work toward developing therapies for the conditions.

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Newswise: Noninvasive Test for Embryo Quality Could Streamline Fertility Treatment
8-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Noninvasive Test for Embryo Quality Could Streamline Fertility Treatment
University of California San Diego

Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium.

Newswise:Video Embedded exposure-to-high-humidity-and-temperature-in-pregnancy-could-influence-blood-pressure-changes-in-childhood
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Released: 10-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Exposure to high humidity and temperature in pregnancy could influence blood pressure changes in childhood
University of Bristol

Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new research by the University of Bristol, published in JACC: Advances.

Newswise: Protecting newborns: Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving vaccine
Released: 9-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Protecting newborns: Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving vaccine
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York are unraveling the workings of Group B Strep (GBS) infections in pregnant women, which could someday lead to a vaccine.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
تظهر الأبحاث السريرية أن سَمَّاعَة الطبيب الرقمية المدعمة بالذكاء الاصطناعي يمكنها اكتشاف أمراض القلب المرتبطة بالحَمْل
Mayo Clinic

يشير بحث جديد من مايو كلينك أن الذكاء الاصطناعي (AI) يمكن أن يحسن تشخيص اعْتِلاَل عَضَلَة القَلْب في الفَتْرَةِ المُحيطَةِ بالوِلاَدَة، وهي حالة يمكن أن تهدد الحياة ويمكن علاجها حيث تضعف عضلة القلب لدى النساء أثناء الحمل أو في الأشهر التي تلي الولادة.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Pesquisa médica mostra que estetoscópio digital que funciona com IA pode detectar doenças cardíacas relacionadas à gravidez
Mayo Clinic

Uma nova pesquisa da Mayo Clinic sugere que a inteligência artificial (IA) pode melhorar o diagnóstico de cardiomiopatia periparto, uma doença potencialmente fatal e tratável que enfraquece o músculo cardíaco das mulheres durante a gravidez ou nos meses após o parto.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
La investigación clínica muestra que un estetoscopio digital impulsado por IA puede detectar enfermedades cardíacas relacionadas con el embarazo
Mayo Clinic

Una nueva investigación de Mayo Clinic sugiere que la inteligencia artificial (IA) podría mejorar el diagnóstico de la miocardiopatía del periparto, una afección tratable y potencialmente mortal que debilita el músculo cardíaco durante el embarazo o en los meses posteriores al parto.

Released: 5-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
A leap forward in women's health: unlocking genetic clues to gestational diabetes
University of Helsinki

A new study led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, along with colleagues at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, provides significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the genetics behind gestational diabetes.

2-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Study Finds Preconception Stress May Affect Health of Women Undergoing Fertility Treatment
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Mass General Brigham researchers report that women who experienced more stress before conception had higher blood sugar levels during pregnancy, a​​predictor of current and long-term cardiovascular health.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:55 PM EST
Lapatinib Increases Overall Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients With HER2-Positive Circulating Tumor Cells
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

A new study shows that lapatinib, a drug used for the treatment of metastatic HER2-positive cancer, is associated with improved overall survival in patients with initially HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and HER2-positive circulating tumor cells (CTCs).

Newswise: Mercy’s Susan T. Peeler, M.D., and Patricia McMullen, WHNP, named Winners of inaugural Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award
Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Mercy’s Susan T. Peeler, M.D., and Patricia McMullen, WHNP, named Winners of inaugural Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award
Mercy Medical Center

Susan Todd Peeler, M.D., FACOG, MBA, and Patricia McMullen, PhD, JD, CNS, WHNP-BC, have received the AACN-Gold Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award for their partnership in supporting comprehensive women’s healthcare and disseminating best practices on women’s health to clinicians across a wide range of disciplines.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Newswise:Video Embedded worm-study-raises-concern-about-deet-s-effect-on-reproduction
VIDEO
27-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Worm Study Raises Concern About DEET’s Effect on Reproduction
Harvard Medical School

Researchers have uncovered evidence hinting that the most common bug spray ingredient, DEET, might cause reproductive problems by affecting the formation of egg cells during pregnancy.

2-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Women undergoing fertility treatment who are stressed may have heart health issues during pregnancy
Endocrine Society

A new Journal of the Endocrine Society study among women attending a fertility center found that those with more stress before pregnancy had higher blood sugar levels during pregnancy, which is a sign of weaker cardiovascular health.

2-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Is Radon Linked to Health Condition Other than Lung Cancer?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced when metals like uranium or radium break down in rocks and soil, is a known cause of lung cancer. Now new research has found exposure to high levels of this indoor air pollutant is associated with an increased risk of another condition in middle age to older female participants with ischemic stroke.

Released: 30-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Study Charts Possibilities for a Better Way to Diagnose Gestational Diabetes
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers professor and other researchers perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate studies comparing perinatal outcomes among individuals with gestational diabetes mellitus

Newswise: Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Associated With Lasting Effects on the Heart
Released: 22-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Associated With Lasting Effects on the Heart
Cedars-Sinai

New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who developed signs of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy were more likely to have residual evidence of abnormal heart structure and function up to a decade after the pregnancy.

Newswise: Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Released: 20-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Indiana University

Since Barbie's creation in the 1950s, she's gone through some drastic makeovers.



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