Search Tag: women's health
Behavioural and Maternal Health Drop for U.S. Children and Women
2021 14 Oct
The 2021 Health of Women and Children report, recently assembled by the United Health Foundation, shows deteriorating behavioural and maternal health among U.S. women and children. This report is included in America’s Health Rankings, which analyses U.S. national health by state, using historical and comprehensive health, environmental and socioeconomic... Read more
7 Health Tips Every Woman Should Know about Ageing
2021 02 Aug
Women are often the first line of defense when protecting their family’s health, but in doing so tend to put their concerns on the back burner. While ageing is a topic of concern for most women, few take the time to focus on themselves. Studies have proven that following these top health tips will extend and improve women’s lives expodentially, according... Read more
Want More Innovation in Women's Health? Hmm, Perhaps Hire More Female Scientists?!?
2021 20 Jul
Fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented technologies designed to address problems affecting women, say researchers from McGill University, Harvard Business School, and the Universidad de Navarra in Barcelona. Biases that limit the number of women in science and technology are well known, but the consequences... Read more
Women’s Cancer Screenings Fell by More than 80% During COVID
2021 05 Jul
According to the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, breast cancer screenings for underserved women decreased by 87%, and by 84% for cervical cancer, during April 2020 when compared to the previous five years of averages for the month. In a statement, lead study author and CDC health scientist Amy DeGroff said... Read more
Healthcare's Shadow Pandemic: Women Forced out by Sexual Harassment and Inequality
2021 04 Jul
With women representing 70% of the workforce and 90% of nurses, the clinical care setting is in a “shadow pandemic” prompted by a severe lack of preparation, resources and COVID-19 lockdown measures, warns a global gender equality advocacy group. You might also like: More patients with breast cancer will benefit from access to its Breast... Read more
Can the COVID-19 Vaccine Affect Mammogram Results?
2021 16 Jun
As much of the world ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations, questions continue to arise about the potential side effects of the available vaccines. Reports of blood clots from the AstraZeneca-Oxford and Johnson & Johnson vaccines amongst women have raised the question as to whether they are at higher risk — especially if they take hormonal birth... Read more
More Sedentary Time, Higher Risk of Heart Failure in Women
2020 30 Nov
Even with regular physical activity, older women (ages 50-79) who spend more waking hours in sedentary behaviors, such as sitting or lying down, have an increased risk of heart failure serious enough to require hospitalisation, according to new research. To determine if increased sedentary time raised the risk of increased heart failure in older... Read more