Women's Health

Hormone therapy with exogenous estrogen, with and without progesterone, may increase the risk for asthma in women, according to new research published in Chest.

Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of CVD, it remains the leading cause of death in women and men worldwide. Additionally, the absolute burden of CVD mortality in the U.S. is higher in women than in men.

Disruptions in breast cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic may have a small long-term cumulative impact on breast cancer mortality in the U.S., according to study findings published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

There is a bidirectional relationship between cognitive decline and accelerated bone loss with increased fracture risk among women, according to new data published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Women who developed HF following cardiotoxic breast cancer treatment had fewer comorbidities and better overall 5-year prognosis compared with women who developed HF for other reasons, researchers reported.

Among women with cystic fibrosis, potentially important hormone fluctuations were associated with changes in lung function, symptoms and inflammation, according to research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Sleep loss caused a significant increase in 24-hour and sleep-time BP among healthy young adults, particularly women, according to data published in Hypertension.

The incidence of breast cancer amount young women has increased in recent decades, according to research presented at ASCO 2021.

Among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, women had poorer subjective recovery-related outcomes and more unmet needs compared with men, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Back pain was associated with a modest increase in all-cause mortality among women, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.