I felt like a failure and cried for four months because I couldn't breastfeed my baby… but it turned out I have a condition that affects thousands of women without them realising
For many new mothers, the time spent breastfeeding their babies, however difficult or tiring it can be, is unique and cherished. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

President Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women ’s health
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women’s health in part by strengthening data collection and providing easier and better funding opportunities for biomedical research. Women make up half the population, but their health is…#carolynmazure #jillbiden #supremecourts #ivf #votecast #trump #jenniferklein #nih (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Repurposed drug shows promise against endometriosis-related pain in animal model
NIH-funded study suggests fenoprofen as a potential therapeutic for disease that affects 1 in 10 U.S. women. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause
Researchers say a treatment used for cancer patients can delay the onset of menopause significantly for healthy women, but others in the field question the safety and ethics of the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

Biden to Sign Order Expanding Health Research in Women
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will broaden the scope of medical research in women.The order " will direct the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to expand and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 18, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Women More Prone to Go Into Shock After Car Crashes Than Men
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- After a car crash, women are more likely to go into shock than men, even when their injuries are less severe, new research shows. " Women are arriving to the trauma bay with signs of shock more often than men, regardless of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 18, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Using Ovarian Tissue Transplantation to Delay Menopause Using Ovarian Tissue Transplantation to Delay Menopause
Researchers say a treatment used for cancer patients can delay the onset of menopause significantly for healthy women, but others in the field question the safety and ethics of the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

Dare to ask! A model for teaching nursing students about identifying and responding to violence against women and domestic violence - Okenwa Emegwa L, Paillard-Borg S, Wallin Lundell I, St ålberg A, Åling M, Ahlenius G, Eriksson H.
The role of nurses in identifying and responding to family violence and violence against women has long been established. However, nurses' readiness to fully assume this role remains low due to various barriers and the sensitive nature of the subject. As p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Effects of Taekkyon-based exercise program on balance, lower extremity strength, and gait parameters in community-dwelling older women: randomized controlled trial - Kim CY, Jeong HW, Baek CY, Kim SW, Kim HD.
BACKGROUND: As individuals age, they experience a decline in muscle strength and balance, leading to diminished functional capacity and an increased risk of falls. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of the Taekkyon-based exerci... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

From a humble identity to an identity of respect: lifetime abuse among Arab Israeli older women - Mahamid R, Band-Winterstein T.
This study addresses the retrospective experiences of older Arab Israeli women after a lifetime of living in the shadow of intimate partner violence. Qualitative research was conducted, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews of 15 Arab Israeli older wo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Survey report on the current state of elementary school students' commuting practices across Japan - Hino K, Abe T, Amemiya M, Goto C, Hanazato M, Ishii N, Kamada M, Nakasako Y, Takayanagi Y, Terauchi Y, Uno H, Yamakita M, Yoshiki S.
To understand the current situation of elementary school children's commutes in Japan, an online survey targeting women aged 20-49 with children attending municipal elementary schools was conducted in the fall of 2023. This survey garnered 6,000 valid resp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Murdered native and Indigenous women: a comparison study of victim and perpetrator patterns and characteristics - Petreca VG, Dowdell EB, Harding SL, Mars M, Pudvah E, Jeune J, Burgess AW.
INTRODUCTION: The rate of violent crimes against Indigenous people, including murder and rape, is significantly higher than national averages. Even more concerning, Indigenous women and girls represent a large proportion of murdered and missing individuals... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

How do employees in the disability and family and domestic violence sectors respond to disclosures of violence from women with disability? - Waters R, Anderson J, Gullotti E, King G, Martin D, Hodgson D, Watts L, Chung D.
Women with disability experience higher rates of family and domestic violence (FDV) compared to the rest of the population. There is limited research into how workers in FDV and disability organizations respond to violence against women with disability. Us... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Sex workers' experiences of screening for intimate partner violence - Zemlak JL, Alexander KA, Wilson D, Singer R, Williams JS, Sherman SG.
OBJECTIVE: To examine experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) screening among women who sell sex. DESIGN: A qualitative descriptive study. SETTING: Telephone interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020 to October 2020). PARTICIPANTS: ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep
Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way too late binge-watching Love Is Blind or mindlessly scrolling on Reddit. I need rest, but I push it off. This is my only uninterrupted time, and I want to maximize it. This phenomenon is so universal that there’s a scientific name for it: “bedtime procrastination.” According to the researchers who coined it in a 2014 study, bedtime procrastination is “failing to go to bed at th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news