Women's Health
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FDA allows qualified claims for UTI risk reduction with cranberry products
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Ob.gyns. struggle to keep pace with changing COVID-19 knowledge
Recommendations keep changing for pregnant moms and for newborns.
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Some women use prescription opioids during pregnancy
About 1 in 15 women use prescription opioid pain relievers during pregnancy, CDC survey shows.
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Novel program cuts weight retention after gestational diabetes
Postpartum, web-based weight loss program called “Balance After Baby” reduces weight retention in women with prior gestational diabetes.
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Lipophilic statins linked to lower mortality in ovarian cancer
Lipophilic statin use was associated with a 43% reduction in mortality.
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FDA approves in-home breast cancer treatment
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Pregnant women at greater risk for severe COVID-19, CDC says
Pregnancy was linked to increased risk of hospitalization, admission to the ICU, and mechanical ventilation, but not death.
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‘A good and peaceful death’: Cancer hospice during the pandemic
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Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 16% in asymptomatic pregnant women at delivery
Infection rates in the women’s support persons were 10%.