CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Intimate Partner Violence
IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight
Small Amounts of Vigorous Activity Beneficial for Nonexercising Women
Very small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity linked to significant reduction in MACE for women
Overall Prevalence of Anemia 9.3 Percent in August 2021 to August 2023
Prevalence of anemia higher among females than males and in non-Hispanic Black females and males
Small Clinical Benefit Seen for Race-Aware Over Unaware Risk Predictions
Smaller than expected benefit partly due to most individuals receiving same decision, regardless of race being included in model
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
No differences seen in six-year verbal abilities for children exposed, unexposed to antiseizure medications in utero
Incidence of HIV Lower With Twice-Yearly Subcutaneous Lenacapavir
HIV incidence was significantly lower with lenacapavir than daily oral emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Current Prenatal Multivitamin, Mineral Labels Are Misleading
Authors say inaccuracies have the potential to harm pregnant persons and fetuses
2016 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality for Women Younger Than 25
Estimated 26 additional cervical cancer deaths would have been expected between 2016 and 2021 assuming trends continued
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
2016 to 2023 Saw Antibiotic Consumption Increase 16.3 Percent Globally
Global antibiotic use reduced significantly during the COVD-19 pandemic, but increase projected to continue through 2030