Women's Health
In new book, oncologist explains how gender bias in medicine impacts women’s health
Elizabeth A. Comen, MD, majored in the history of science as an undergrad at Harvard University, which ignited her fascination with how the experience of illness and history is influenced by culture, religion, society and family narratives.
Incoming ATS president emphasizes global respiratory health, generosity of the society
Preparing for her 2024 to 2025 term as American Thoracic Society president, Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF, plans to make sure the society is at the forefront of important issues related to respiratory health.
Abby Wambach: Use failures as ‘fuel’ to learn, lead and inspire
SAN FRANCISCO — When two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach described the 3x5 victory photo taped to a wall that inspires her to this day, it was not the “win” one might expect.
Longer lifetime menses, hormone replacement therapy linked to improvements in PH
SAN DIEGO — Measures of pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function improved with longer lifetime menses in pulmonary hypertension, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Screen men, not women, for intimate partner violence
SAN FRANCISCO — To identify and prevent intimate partner violence, screening men for perpetration may be more useful than screening women for victimization, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
More midwives, fewer MDs attending childbirth
SAN FRANCISCO — The number of deliveries attended by DOs, nursing midwives and non-nursing midwives has increased while use of standard MDs decreased in the past several decades, especially after COVID-19, a speaker reported.
Long-acting reversible contraception uptake tied to residential distance from hospital
SAN FRANCISCO — Postpartum women who live farther from their delivery hospital are more likely to choose long-acting reversible contraception than those who live closer, according to study data.
Health care professionals, patients post different views to #PapSmear TikTok
SAN FRANCISCO — Most positive content tagged to #PapSmear on TikTok is created by health care professionals, whereas almost all negative videos are created by nonmedical users of the platform.
COVID-19 vaccination in follicular phase tied to vaccine-related menstrual changes
SAN FRANCISCO — Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the first vs. last half of the menstrual cycle was associated with vaccine-related cycle length changes, according to a presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
Regular cannabis use may increase women’s odds of infertility
SAN FRANCISCO — Infertility was more prevalent among women who regularly used cannabis than among those who reported never using the drug, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.