Health
Report: Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in US
Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report.
Apr 20, 2016
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Diabetes
Pre-pregnancy body fat, in-pregnancy weight gain, gestational diabetes combine to increase risk of high birthweight
A new study shows that a woman's pre-pregnancy body fat (adiposity), in-pregnancy weight gain, and presence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can all combine to steeply increase the risk of giving birth to large-for-gestational ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can a mother's stress impact children's disease development?
Stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby's chance of developing disease—perhaps even over the course of the child's life, UC researchers have found.
Jan 11, 2021
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Health
Eliminating smoking and obesity could affect racial health disparities
Obesity and smoking are the two leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S., yet their full impact on health disparities is still being uncovered.
Mar 14, 2019
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Cardiology
Help for Latinas and Black women at higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest death
Despite improvement in CPR training, the survival rate for women experiencing cardiac arrest outside of a hospital has not improved significantly, especially for Hispanic women. The American Heart Association is determined ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Do Latina women have lower risk of developing breast cancer than Americans?
In Mexico, breast cancer has been adequately controlled, and is no longer considered a risk of death when it's diagnosed. The disease is common among women in the capital and the northern states, it ranks first in incidence ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New research explores policies on timely breast cancer diagnosis for underserved women
A new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests delays in diagnosis and use of under-resourced health centers account for most racial and ethnic disparities when it comes to a timely breast cancer ...
Dec 21, 2018
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Vaccination
Why people should be vaccinated for COVID-19: Questions answered
The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that only a third of all pregnant women in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, yet they are among the most vulnerable who ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
After a jump in maternal mortality for Hispanic women, a search for answers
The COVID-19 pandemic produced no shortage of somber statistics. But for people who care about women's health, one number about Hispanic women stood out.
Sep 30, 2022
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Health
Black and Hispanic female survivors of trauma experience greatest functional limitations post-injury
Survivors of traumatic injury often face many long-term health consequences, including physical disabilities, mental illness and issues with social integration. A research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding ...
Oct 17, 2022
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