Women's Health
Hysterectomy before age 50 raises risk for type 2 diabetes
Women who had a hysterectomy before age 50 years had an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.
‘Treatment bias,’ worrying trends persist for younger women with MI
Mortality from CAD has fallen dramatically in the U.S. overall during the past 40 years due to rapid progress in prevention and treatment strategies, yet data show younger women have not benefited from this trend.
Foot massages provide health benefits to postmenopausal women
A recent study found that foot massage during menopause can lengthen daily sleep duration by a median of 1 hour and lower fatigue and anxiety, according to a press release from NAMS.
VIDEO: Trial representation, wellness among key topics at CMHC women’s masterclass
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, the chairs of the Cardiometabolic Health Congress Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass review some highlights of the event.
‘See this as your role’: Contraceptive counseling vital in cardiology care
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Cardiologists should address contraceptive use during every visit for reproductive-age women with CV risk, according to a speaker.
VIDEO: Racial, ethnic disparities in women’s cardiometabolic health must be reduced
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass discusses racial and ethnic disparities in cardiometabolic health.
Greater physical activity, less sedentary time may protect against breast cancer
Being more active and spending less time sedentary reduced women’s risk for breast cancer, according to data published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Most women who take anticoagulants for blood clots experience abnormal menstrual bleeding
Two-thirds of women of child-bearing age who began taking anticoagulants for acute venous thromboembolism had abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding in the months that followed therapy initiation, according to data from a prospective study.
Women’s heart center care improves clinical, psychological outcomes after INOCA, MINOCA
Most women with myocardial ischemia without obstructive CAD attending a dedicated women’s heart center received new or changed diagnoses and reported decreased chest pain and other improved outcomes at 1 year, researchers reported.
Burden of menopausal hot flashes increased during past 50 years
Women born in 1954 and 1966 were nearly twice as likely to experience daily hot flashes at age 50 years than women born in 1918 and 1930, regardless of obesity, smoking status, stress and hormonal therapy, according to study data.