Search Tag: women's health
2024 27 Mar
Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in most global and national violence-related data, according to two new publications released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health agency is calling for better research across countries that will help ensure these women...Read more
2024 15 Mar
Deaths among adolescent and young women are more common than previously thought, with unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide being the leading causes among females aged 1 to 19 years in the US. Among those aged 20 to 44 years, unintentional injury, cancer, and suicide are the leading causes. While direct deaths during teen pregnancy and childbirth...Read more
2024 05 Mar
Since the early 2000s, women have been major drivers of the significant growth in the healthcare sector, making up three-quarters of the workforce. However, this rise has brought concerns about their well-being due to the pressures they face both at work and at home. Studies show that female healthcare professionals are more susceptible to mental...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent analysis conducted jointly by the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute underscores the substantial potential of improving women's health to bolster GDP. Not only does enhancing women’s health yield benefits for individual women, but it also positively impacts families, communities, organizations, and the global economy...Read more
2023 14 Aug
Patients undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer often encounter peripheral neuropathy, an adverse effect of chemotherapy that can lead to persistent pain and numbness lasting for months or even years. A recent Yale study suggests that engaging in aerobic exercise for a period of up to six months can offer relief from this side effect. ...Read more
2022 14 Jan
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as the U.S. Congress marks January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The U.K also recognizes 17-23 January 2022 as Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Over 14,000 U.S. women are diagnosed each year. Globally, it was estimated in 2018 that cervical cancer caused 311,000 deaths making...Read more
2022 11 Jan
Cleveland Clinic researchers along with Anixa Biosciences have initiated a phase 1 clinical trial to test a vaccine intended to prevent triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC). This trial is a first of its kind. TNBCs are named so because they test negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein. Since these are...Read more
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
2020 01 Nov
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS TO NOV NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT Find AWHONN on Social Media Read more
2020 30 May
NOW A VIRTUAL MEETING IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS. DATES CHANGED TO 30 MAY - 1 JUNE Find American College of Nurse-Midwives on Social Media Read more
2020 30 Jun
EVENT SUSPENDED UNTIL 30TH JUNE, DATE TBA, DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find Mayo Clinic on Social Media Read more
2019 22 Feb
Radiologists, more than any other medical specialty, feel the professional and emotional ‘whiplash’ that began five or so years ago. Vanishing jobs (transforming radiologists into production units) for cost over quality for our patients, to the current shortage and need for more radiologists. AI introduced the threat that automation would take what...Read more
2015 05 Jun
There has been a global push for feminism and issues such as equal pay, equal employment opportunities, abortion rights etc. have been a dominant part of this movement. When it comes to healthcare, women can play a critical role and that is why the healthcare industry needs to pay more attention to women. According to a multi-market survey by the...Read more