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Older women with ESRD face higher mortality, compared with male counterparts
LOS ANGELES – Further investigations regarding sex-based differences in dialysis treatment are required.
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Courts temporarily block Title X changes
The Trump administration wants to restrict funding from clinics that provide abortion counseling or that refer patients for abortion services.
From the Journals
Hip T scores can guide duration of osteoporosis therapy
A treat-to-target approach using total hip T scores could help guide decisions about how long women with osteoporosis should stay on bone-building...
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Decline in CIN2+ in younger women after HPV vaccine introduced
The rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and above declined in younger women from 2008-2016.
From The Archives (1974-1999)
Anticipating a Problem Pregnancy
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FDA orders companies to cease all sales of transvaginal mesh for POP repair
The manufacturers didn’t provide the required safety and efficacy data in their premarket applications.
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Low LDL cholesterol may increase women’s risk of hemorrhagic stroke
Investigators found no association between HDL cholesterol and risk of hemorrhagic stroke or between total cholesterol and risk of hemorrhagic...
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FDA modifies safety label for Addyi
The boxed warning no longer suggests total abstinence from alcohol.
From the Journals
First-of-its-kind study looks at pregnancies in prison
Previous lack of data “signals a glaring disregard for the health and well-being of incarcerated pregnant women.”
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Stress incontinence surgery improves sexual dysfunction
TUCSON, ARIZ. – A secondary analysis of two clinical trials found similar levels of improvement regardless of the...
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Romosozumab gets FDA approval for treating osteoporosis
The pair of injections mainly works by encouraging new bone formation.