Women's Health

In a study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers found low maternal mortality among pregnant women with congenital heart disease in highly developed health care systems.

Among more than 2 million women in Sweden, preterm delivery yielded a significantly increased risk for future chronic hypertension, an association that persisted at least 40 years later, according to data published in JAMA Cardiology.

A comprehensive STEMI protocol led to reductions in sex disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy, door-to-balloon time, in-hospital mortality and ischemic in-hospital events, according to new data.

The American Heart Association issued a policy statement to address the rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States.

Establishing biennial mammography screening beginning at age 40 years could reduce breast cancer-associated mortality by 57% among Black women, according to study results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Healio’s editorial team is covering the latest research presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in Baltimore, Oct. 17-20, with reports on key presentations, interviews with top experts and more.

The FDA approved abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy for adjuvant treatment of certain patients with early breast cancer.

As a disease that traditionally has been thought to only affect men, hemophilia has acquired the false reputation of being a “male-only” disease.

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer should be offered to all women aged older than 65 years with triple-negative or ER-negative breast cancer, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The FDA granted priority review to cemiplimab-rwlc for treatment of certain women with advanced cervical cancer.