Women’s Health News

Accurate information on fertility likelihood after cancer treatment remains an unmet need among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Oral piroxicam administered along with levonorgestrel improved emergency contraception efficacy without increasing the risk for adverse outcomes, according to trial data published in The Lancet.

In a survey sent to women about midlife care, almost half of the respondents reported negative health care interactions. Only 18% reported positive or satisfying health care interactions.

This is the first installment of the Healio | Women’s Health & OB/GYN Nourish to Flourish column, edited by Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES. In future installments, Weiner and Healio will speak with experts to discuss the impact of food and nutrients on women’s health.

Early contralateral breast cancer development after primary breast cancer for women with certain subgroups of breast cancer was associated with survival in Korean women, researchers reported.

County-level age-adjusted breast cancer mortality rates were higher among women with less access to mammogram screening and also among women with obesity, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Maternal pertussis vaccination resulted in a 66% decrease in pertussis among infants through age 6 months and remained protective for up to 8 months, with no evidence it blunted response to further vaccination, an Australian study found.

Women should undergo routine breast cancer screening in order to diagnose and treat breast cancer in its earliest stages for a higher likelihood of treatment success.

An NIH-funded study found a potential link between the combination of prenatal COVID-19 and maternal stress and an increased risk for impaired attention span in infants, according to findings reported in Pediatric Research.

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women with obesity should be counseled about anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery in addition to diet, exercise and behavioral therapy for long-term weight-loss success, according to a speaker.