Women's Health

Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MBA, discussed her career, the impacts of COVID-19 on women in pharmacy, and how mentorship can pave the way for more women pharmacists.

This year marks the fifth annual Women Pharmacist Day after it was founded in 2018.

Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, discusses how she will be celebrating the important contributions of women pharmacists.

Male students admitted into a high-performing public charter school found to have better physical health and lower body mass index than their female counterparts.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes had a 45% increased risk of overall cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Despite significant advances in cancer treatment, molecular sequencing and enrollment of Black patients in clinical trials are still less than that of White and Asian patients.

The forthcoming strategic plan will be focused on guiding future NIH research efforts to improve the health of all women throughout the life course.

Dolutegravir is a more recently approved ART that is a part of a once-a-day regimen found to be more effective, easier to tolerate, and less likely to create new drug resistance in people with HIV-1 compared with other antiretroviral drugs.

Analysis shows that over 5 years, the percentage of women without relapse was 89% for those who had hormonal stimulation of the ovaries and 83% for those with ovarian tissue freezing.

Pregnant women with epilepsy showed more symptoms of anxiety and depression than healthy pregnant or non-pregnant women, but mental health screening may help.

New research indicates that COVID-19 vaccinations did not increase the risks of preterm births or gestational issues for pregnant women, despite prior conflicting evidence.

Tioconazole is an antifungal agent indicated for yeast infections.

Overall rates of early-stage cervical cancer in the United States have been falling, but cases with advanced disease are continuing to rise.

Zerbaxa is a combination of ceftolozane, a cephalosporin antibacterial, and tazobactam, a beta-lactamase inhibitor.

Children may have suboptimal long-term brain development if their mother smokes tobacco consistently during pregnancy.

Xenia Tigno, PhD, and Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, discuss how professional and societal pressures around the legitimacy of maternal leave versus paternal leave can impact the trajectory of women’s careers in medical research.

Analysis supports positive lifestyle habits, such as exercising and quitting smoking, investigators say.

Aftera is an emergency contraceptive that reduces the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex.

Receiving a human papillomavirus vaccine and local surgical treatment could reduce the risk of recurring cervical lesions by 57%.

Xenia Tigno, PhD, and Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, discuss how the pandemic impacted women’s careers in medical research and other medical fields.

A new case study found that depictions of diverse female scientists on social media inspired other women in STEM, but stereotypes of how women in STEM should look and dress persist in comments section.

The drug combination demonstrated a 64.5% confirmed objective response rate in individuals with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who are ineligible to receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

No differences were found among placenta health indictors, birth weights, or well-being scores between vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnant women, indicating that COVID-19 vaccination is safe for use in pregnant women.

Researchers highlight how a lack of access to medications used to treat multiple sclerosis, migraines, and epilepsy, but not proven safe for pregnancy, threatens child-bearing aged women who live with these conditions.

Results of analysis also show they have a much higher incidence of dying in the hospital than those without the virus.