Complications in Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Health Risks for Women
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 -- Women who experience common complications during a pregnancy could face heightened odds for early death for decades to come, new research shows.
In the largest such study to date, " women who experienced any of five major... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
GP workforce, funding and continuity all linked to higher life expectancy
More GPs per patient, higher funding per patient and better continuity of care in general practice are associated with higher life expectancy in men and women, researchers have shown. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Africa: Young, Black Woman Scientist Discovered Pivotal Leprosy Treatment in 1920s But Someone Took the Credit
[The Conversation Africa] Hansen's disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today - and that's partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy's debilitating symptoms or its social stigma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Science and Biotechnology United States, Canada and Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Nigerian migrant women and human trafficking narratives: stereotypes, stigma and ethnographic knowledge - Gonz ález EA.
This article analyzes data from an ethnographic study of more than 800 Nigerian sex workers in s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Development of a brief bedside tool to screen women sexual assault survivors for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress six months after sexual assault - Walsh K, Short N, Ji YY, An XM, Witkemper KD, Lechner M, Bell K, Black J, Buchanan J, Ho J, Reed G, Platt M, Riviello R, Martin SL, Liberzon I, Rauch SAM, Bollen K, McLean SA.
This study aims to develop and validate a brief bedside tool to screen women survivors presenting for emergency care following sexual assault for risk of persistent elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) six months after assault. Participants were 5... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Dissociative symptoms in women with histories of intimate partner victimization: a focus on coercive control - Newton TL, Cerrillos AM, Phares AM.
Identifying and contrasting different patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) (e.g. situational couple violence, coercive controlling violence) is useful for understanding IPV and its connections with health. Applying this approach to dissociation may ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Racial microaggressions mediate the association between posttraumatic stress and alcohol use among women of color experiencing intimate partner violence - Goldstein SC, Forkus SR, Fenn NQ, Thomas ED, Suazo NC, Weiss NH.
OBJECTIVE: Women of Color (WoC) experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) have elevated rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use and related harm (e.g., increased alcohol use and negative consequences). This secondary data analysis ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Deep-learning model determines breast tumor staging
A deep-learning model based on mammographic images can determine tumor staging and sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients, a study published April 15 in Informatics in Medicine Unlocked found. A team led by Elaheh Tarighati Sereshkeh from the Iran University of Medical Science in Tehran found that its convolutional neural network (CNN) model achieved high performance marks in these areas. “This method can be used as a potential non-invasive tool to determine tumor staging and sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer in people suspected of having the complication and to avoid unnecessary surger...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Marketing Briefing: Marketers eye women ’s sports as a growth area amid WNBA draft, record March Madness
This Marketing Briefing covers the latest in marketing for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → Tickets to the WNBA’s draft, which was held last night in Brooklyn, New York and aired on ESPN, reportedly sold out within 15 minutes in…#digiday #brooklyn #espn #universityofnebraska #madness #cbssports #scrippssports #summerolympics #juliebatliner #carmichaellynch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Caitlin Clark WNBA Jerseys Sold Out in One Hour on Fanatics
Former Iowa women's basketball star point guard Caitlin Clark was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday night. It didn't take long for her to make an impact on the WNBA. According to Darren Rovell on X, Clark's Indiana Fever jerseys have already sold out on Fanatics.…#iowa #caitlinclark #wnbadraft #darrenrovell #indiana #fanatics #ncaa #applayer #woodenaward #nationalchampionship (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol-fueled hospital visits are spiking among middle-aged women, study says: ‘We simply just don’t know what’s causing this’
Alcohol-related health complications soared among middle-aged women during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that calls for heightened attention to alcohol use disorder risk factors in this subset of the U.S. population. From April 2020 through September 2021,…#healthforum #ald #bryantshuey #aud #shuey #medicareadvantage #nonebombshell #cdc #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bras should be exempt from VAT because they are essential for women's health, radiographers urge the Treasury
Delegates at the Society of Radiographers annual conference will call on the Treasury to axe the tax, claiming it disproportionately affects women. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One in four cases of breast cancer 'are preventable': Major reports concludes thousands of women could be spared from disease by drinking less alcohol and breastfeeding more
While 'tremendous advances' in research and treatments have slashed death rates, bold policy actions are now needed to promote better lifestyles, according to research by the Lancet Commission. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nike Responds to Criticism Over U.S. Women's Olympic Uniforms:'Everything's Showing '
The company is the official outfitter for the U.S. Olympic track and field athletes. Nike is responding to criticism and allegations of sexism over the company's uniforms for Team USA's Track and Field athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. The Olympics take place in Paris this summer,…#usolympic #nike #teamusa #olympicgames #olympics #uschampion #laurenfleshman #usolympian #taradaviswoodhall #jaleenroberts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
