Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

A research study, WISDOM, is currently underway to improve breast cancer diagnosis timing and outcomes by comparing annual mammography with a personalized screening approach to identify women at highest risk for fast-growing cancers.

Published results showed syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste compared with manual induction after IV anesthesia for outpatient surgery.

In pregnant women with MS given ocrelizumab, treatment did not result in infant B-cell depletion after birth, and the drug was virtually undetectable in the bloodstream of mother and child, according to a poster from ECTRIMS 2024.

The implementation of recreational cannabis legalization in California in 2018 was associated with an immediate rise in rates of prenatal cannabis use in jurisdictions that permitted adult-use retailers, data show.

Women with frequent and persistent hot flashes and night sweats during the menopause transition are at increased risk for developing diabetes compared with women who do not experience vasomotor symptoms, researchers reported.

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Pregnant women with mild asthma experienced few extrapulmonary treatable traits, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

The addition of inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant more than doubled PFS for certain patients with advanced breast cancer, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

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Women with vs. without polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher risk for emotional and uncontrolled eating behaviors at midlife, with contrasts observed among different phenotypes, according to findings published in Fertility and Sterility.