Women's Health
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USPSTF: Continue gonorrhea, chlamydia screening in sexually active young women, teens
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USPSTF update: Screen young asymptomatic women for chlamydia and gonorrhea
The USPSTF panel found that, compared with no screening, chlamydia screening was significantly associated with a reduced risk of pelvic...
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COVID-19 linked to baby bust in high-income countries
Researchers found a significant COVID-19-related decline in crude birth rates in 7 of 22 high-income countries.
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Pandemic-related drops in breast cancer screening hit hardest among medically underserved
Drops in screening were less dramatic than national declines previously reported, possibly because of the American Cancer Society–directed CHANGE...
Opinion
Telehealth abortions are 95% effective, similar to in-person care
Researchers found that 95% of women who received abortion medications via telehealth had a successful abortion without additional medical...
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Prevalence of high-risk HPV types dwindled since vaccine approval
The findings support the value of continuing to vaccinate teens against HPV and underscore the importance of screening women for cervical cancer...
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When it comes to young women, regular check-ins support ongoing PrEP use
This is important in the U.S. because cisgender Black women make up 60% of all new HIV cases in the U.S. while accounting for just 14% of the U.S...
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Cancer mortality continues to drop in females as breast cancer reversal looms
Gains were strongest for melanoma and lung cancer, while ground was lost to uterine cancer.
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Greater travel distance reduces rates of abortion
Increases in median travel distance to an abortion care facility were associated with lower abortion rates.
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CDC notes sharp declines in breast and cervical cancer screening
The new data come from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides cancer screening services to women with low...