Biden Administration Takes New Steps to Ensure Access to Abortion
Study IDs Risks to Offspring Associated With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Prenatal opioid exposure linked to increased risk for infection, eczema and dermatitis, and asthma in offspring
Bidirectional Link ID’d for Autoimmune Disease, Perinatal Depression
Bidirectional association more pronounced among women without psychiatric comorbidities, strongest for multiple sclerosis
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake More Likely in Pregnancy if Receiving Other Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance twice as high if Tdap or influenza vaccinations also received
Breastfeeding Linked to Lower Child BMI for Age Z-Score
Three months of any or exclusive breastfeeding linked to lower child BMIz for women with healthy weight, overweight, obesity
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
However, racial and ethnic disparities persisted for various cancers, including prostate, male lung and bronchus, and female colorectal cancer
Perinatal Depression Increases Risk for Death
Risk highest during the first year after diagnosis and for deaths due to suicide
1975 to 2019 Saw 58 Percent Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality
Of the reduction, 29 percent was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer, 25 percent due to mammography screening
$250B of U.S. Health Costs Could Be Tied to Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics
Most of the cost burden is from polybrominated diphenylethers
Substance Use Disorders on the Rise for Survivors of Specific Cancers
Prevalence of SUD highest in survivors of head and neck, esophageal and gastric, cervical cancers, and melanoma
