RSNA: Deep Learning Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL) model using screening...
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OBGYN & Women’s Health
Tanning Bed Use by Young Women May Up Endometriosis Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Tanning bed use in early adulthood is associated...
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Britain Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Britain became the first Western country to allow...
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Boosting Coverage of Midwife Care Could Avert Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About two-thirds of maternal deaths, neonatal...
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Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women physicians in academic medical centers are...
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CDC Shrinks COVID-19 Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At a Special Meeting of the AMA House of...
Read MoreHigher discontinuation rate with a standard-sized compared to a small-sized ‘gold standard’ copper intrauterine device
T-shaped IUDs with a copper surface area of 380 mm2 and copper bands on the transverse arms are the most effective types of copper-containing IUDs. This study was done to determine discontinuation rates and reasons for...
Read MoreMifepristone and misoprostol compared to osmotic dilators for cervical preparation prior to surgical abortion at 15–18 weeks’ gestation
Cervical preparation is recommended prior to second-trimester surgical abortion. Osmotic dilators are an effective means to prepare the cervix, but require an additional procedure and may cause discomfort. The study compared...
Read MorePsychosocial and sexual factors associated with recent sexual health clinic attendance and HIV testing among trans people in the UK
Trans people remain with unmet sexual health needs. This study was done to identify possible barriers and facilitators for sexual health clinic attendance and HIV testing among trans people. UK nationality holding LGBT...
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Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Lower for O, Rh− Blood Groups
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Type O and rhesus-negative (Rh−) blood groups seem...
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Women at Increased Risk for Heart Failure, Death After MI
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women are at increased risk for heart failure and...
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WHO: Strawberry-Flavored HIV Medication Coming for Infants
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A strawberry-flavored version of the first-line HIV...
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American Heart Association, Nov. 13-17
The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held virtually this year from Nov. 13 to...
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Industry Payments Consistently Linked to Physician Prescribing
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Industry payments are associated with physician...
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Women Have Lower Risk for Death After Resection for Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing pulmonary resection for lung...
Read MoreThe relationship between circadian blood pressure variability and maternal/perinatal outcomes in women with preeclampsia with severe features
Researchers conducted this research to determine whether circadian blood pressure (BP) variation of women with preeclampsia (PE) with severe features was associated with adverse maternal/perinatal outcomes. The total sample size...
Read MoreTumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blockade improves natural killer cell (NK) activation, hypertension, and mitochondrial oxidative stress in a preclinical rat model of preeclampsia.
The RUPP rat model of Preeclampsia exhibits hypertension (MAP), cytolytic natural killer (cNK) cells, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species (mt ROS). Researchers did this study to test...
Read MoreMethyldopa versus labetalol or no medication for the treatment of mild and moderate chronic hypertension during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial
The researchers did this study assess the maternal and fetal outcome in women with mild to moderate chronic hypertension on antihypertensive drug (methyldopa or labetalol) therapy compared to no medication. The present study was...
Read MoreVAL158MET catechol O-methyltransferase polymorphism contributes to the development of preeclampsia
This research established an association between Val158Met COMT (G1947A) polymorphism and preeclampsia, cytokines gene expression, and COMT genotypes. For data collection in total, 100 women were enrolled, half belonged to the...
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