The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is honoring three individuals for their contributions in equitable vaccine access, COVID-19 vaccine policymaking, and HIV research advancements.
Laerdal Medical introduced MamaAnne, its new obstetric simulator designed to cover the mother’s labor and delivery journey, from maternal initial assessment to postnatal care.
A treatment for the rare cancer-like lung disease found in women of childbearing age may have been discovered by University of Cincinnati researchers.
An international study confirmed US findings that linked COVID-19 vaccination with an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day.
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Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to a review paper published in ESC Heart Failure.
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Exposure to diesel exhaust led to greater changes in blood components related to inflammation, infection and cardiovascular disease in females.
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Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems in children that persist into early adolescence (age 11 and 12).
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Women tend to experience more severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men. New research looks at why.
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Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect among women with lung cancer, a new study finds.
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Ongoing depression is associated with lung function decline and worse respiratory disease outcomes in women, according to a large British study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
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Adults treated with medication for chronic hypertension present before or during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy had fewer adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to adults who did not receive antihypertensive treatment.
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Women are significantly less likely than men to survive 30 days after a heart emergency (38% vs 50%), and 8.5 years later (27% vs 39%), according to research at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022.
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An investigational RSV vaccine administered to pregnant women reduced RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infections and subsequent antibiotic prescriptions among their infants.
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A year ago, there was little to no vaccine safety data for pregnant people because they had been excluded from clinical trials run by Pfizer, Moderna, and other vaccine makers.
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The maternal mortality rate in the US increased in 2020 compared to 2019, with a significant spike in maternal mortality for Hispanic women and non-Hispanic Black women.
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