Tag: WMGP
Race Alone Does Not Explain Disparities in Cancer Screening
Other factors like physical disability and insurance coverage also play a role in explaining disparities
Past Trauma Tied to Worse Mental Health During Pandemic for Aging Women
History of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence linked to greater depression, anxiety, and sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic
Greater Height Loss in Middle Age Tied to Higher Risk for Death in Women
Findings driven by cause-specific mortality, including cardiovascular-related mortality
Barriers Persist for Enrolling Women in Cardiology Clinical Trials
Eight barriers discussed include differential care, ageism, logistical barriers, lack of diversity in clinical trial leadership
Women’s Preventive Health Service Use Down in 2020
Findings show persistent decline by 20 to 30 percent for birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening
Telephone Consults Convenient, Effective for Gynecological Care
77 percent of patients would repeat a telephone consult; most beneficial for menopause, fertility, endometriosis follow-up
Women Present With More Advanced Acute Aortic Dissection
After adjustment, female sex trended toward higher in-hospital mortality overall, but not in the last decade of enrollment
Racial Representation in Ob-Gyn Residency Varies
Authors suggest efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals from racial/ethnic-minority groups still needed
Stage 1 Hypertension Linked to Increased Risk for ACS in Women
After adjustment for multiple variables, stage 1 hypertension linked to acute coronary syndromes in women, but not men
ACC: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Present in Younger Black Women
Obesity, elevated blood pressure prevalent in younger Black women, even those in their 20s and 30s
