A higher risk for ovarian cancer was observed both in Black and White participants with endometriosis. Prior studies examining the association between endometriosis and leiomyomas (or fibroids) with ovarian cancer risk had been limited to studies...
A higher risk for ovarian cancer was observed both in Black and White participants with endometriosis. Prior studies examining the association between endometriosis and leiomyomas (or fibroids) with ovarian cancer risk had been limited to studies...
At the individual level, there is high predictability for measles antibody dynamics from birth, according to a study published online May 13 in Nature Microbiology. Wei Wang, from the Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety in Shanghai, and colleagues reconstructed...
For women with obesity, the risk for breast cancer is reduced after bariatric surgery, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Surgery. Felipe M. Kristensson, M.D., from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early detection in those at risk for cervical cancer. Women will be able to swab themselves in privacy...
Both acute hepatitis C (AHC) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis incidence were up substantially globally from 1990 to 2019 in reproductive-aged women, according to a study published online April 19 in the Journal of Global Health. Yanzheng Zou, from the...
The following is a summary of “Comparison of pregnancy outcomes among patients of different ages who underwent frozen-thawed high-quality single blastocyst transfer,” published in the April 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Chen et al. This study aimed to...
At the individual level, there is high predictability for measles antibody dynamics from birth, according to a study published online May 13 in Nature Microbiology. Wei Wang, from the Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety in Shanghai, and colleagues reconstructed...
For women with obesity, the risk for breast cancer is reduced after bariatric surgery, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Surgery. Felipe M. Kristensson, M.D., from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early detection in those at risk for cervical cancer. Women will be able to swab themselves in privacy...
Both acute hepatitis C (AHC) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis incidence were up substantially globally from 1990 to 2019 in reproductive-aged women, according to a study published online April 19 in the Journal of Global Health. Yanzheng Zou, from the...
The following is a summary of “Comparison of pregnancy outcomes among patients of different ages who underwent frozen-thawed high-quality single blastocyst transfer,” published in the April 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Chen et al. This study aimed to...
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This courses discusses the association between endometriosis and leiomyomas (or fibroids) with ovarian cancer risk, with a particular focus on whether the association differed between Black and White participants and whether this link was modified by hysterectomy, oral contraceptive use, or postmenopausal hormone use.
Telehealth, although a convenient service for patients, provides physicians with new diagnosis challenges.
Healthcare professionals should reframe collections as a continual process that commences before treatment instead of considering them one-off events.
Health inequities pervade the healthcare system, making it crucial for physicians to reevaluate what data is being collected and who is collecting the data.
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