Preventive Health News

Primary care clinicians accounted for a small proportion of abortion providers in the United States in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Many climate-change adaptation teams in large cities throughout the world have not adequately integrated public health agencies in their planning, according to findings published in PLOS Climate.

Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination has been achieved by 80% of the 59 countries identified in 1999 as being still at risk for the infection, according to a report published in MMWR.

Breast arterial calcification seen on a routine mammogram may independently predict atherosclerotic CVD and global CVD risk for postmenopausal women, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Women with preeclampsia reported that they were inadequately educated on the symptoms and long-term risks associated with the condition and said their clinicians largely did not address its mental health impacts.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted progress toward gender equity in medicine that may resonate for years to come, according to experts.

Mean concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in women’s breast milk exceeded drinking water screening values for children, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Premenopausal women with long or irregular menstrual cycles have a higher risk for prevalent and incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with women with normal cycles, according to study findings.

The demand for self-managed medication abortions increased substantially after the abortion law S.B. 8 went into effect in Texas, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In a cohort of generally healthy, active, vitamin D-replete older adults, supplemental omega-3 fatty acids spurred a modest benefit in reducing falls, data from the DO-HEALTH trial show.