Oncology & Cancer
Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments
When a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.
Oct 25, 2022
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News tagged with female patients
Oncology & Cancer
Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients
A new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients than with male patients, even when the treatment directly affects sex organs. Among patients receiving ...
Oct 22, 2022
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Cardiology
Common A-fib treatment may be riskier for women
While a common non-drug treatment called ablation exists for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), the procedure can be more problematic for women than for men.
Oct 19, 2022
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Health
Doctor and patient in consultation: Who interrupts whom (and is that bad)?
During a patient's consultation with a general practitioner (GP), physicians and patients can interrupt each other. Those interruptions are often considered as pushy actions of (male) doctors that hinder patients. Linguist ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Cardiology
International team discovers potential mechanism in the development of myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
A multidisciplinary, international team formed around Drs Lorenz Thurner and Jochen Pfeifer (both University Hospital Homburg/Saar, Germany) as well as Dr. Christoph Kessel (University Children's Hospital, Münster, Germany) ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Artificial intelligence improves treatment in women with heart attacks
Heart attacks in women are more likely to be fatal than in men. The reasons are differences in age and in comorbidity burden which make risk assessment in women a challenge. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How the right words matter when diagnosing women with polycystic ovary syndrome
The language used by doctors when diagnosing female patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can negatively impact their well-being and how they view their condition later on in life, new research finds.
Aug 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Pregnancy does not affect survival in women with melanoma
Pregnancy status does not affect survival after melanoma, according to a study published online July 23 in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
Aug 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers suggest air pollution be included as risk factor for patients with lung cancer and have never smoked
Researchers from Vancouver, British Columbia examine the effect of duration of past exposure to air pollution with lung cancer diagnosis.
Aug 9, 2022
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Medications
Each opioid prescription refill increases risk of family members' misuse, researchers find
In 2019, more than 10 million Americans misused prescription opioids—1.6 million of them for the first time. Patients who undergo surgery are three times more likely to get an opioid prescription than those who do not have ...
Jul 25, 2022
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