OBGYN & Women’s Health
American Stroke Association, March 17-19
The annual International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association was held virtually this year from March 17 to 19 and attracted participants from around the world, including cerebrovascular research and practice experts. The conference featured presentations that emphasized basic, clinical, and translational medicine and provided insight into the prevention, management, and treatment...
Women No More Likely to Use Contraception After Diabetes Diagnosis
FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women are are no more likely to use contraception after a diabetes diagnosis, according to a study published online March 18 in Primary Care Diabetes. Mara E. Murray Horwitz, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues used private insurance data from nonpregnant women (aged 15 to...
Miscarriage Linked to Higher Risk for Premature Mortality
FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Spontaneous abortion is associated with an elevated risk for premature mortality, according to a study published online March 24 in The BMJ. Yi-Xin Wang, Ph.D., from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study among 101,681 ever gravid...
New US Assistant Secretary of Health Is First Openly Transgender Federal Official
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary of health, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. The vote Wednesday was 52-48 and the result was mostly along party lines. Only two Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska...
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Tied to Child Neurodevelopment
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with modestly increased risks for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and possibly attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Pediatrics. Judith S. Brand, Ph.D., from Örebro University in Sweden, and colleagues used data from...
Vivek Murthy Confirmed as New US Surgeon General
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid overdose crisis are top priorities for Vivek Murthy, M.D., who was confirmed as the new U.S. Surgeon General by the Senate on Tuesday. This is his second time in that position. He was surgeon general under former President Barack Obama, the Associated...
ENDO: In Utero 17-OHPC Exposure Ups Later Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In utero exposure to 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) is associated with an increased risk for any cancer in adult offspring, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, held virtually from March 20 to 23. Caitlin C. Murphy, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of...
Willingness to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Up in Health Care Workers
TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Health care workers may be increasingly receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Network Open. Michelle N. Meyer, Ph.D., from the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, and colleagues conducted a survey of all employees of a health care...
ACA's Reach Surges With 200,000 New Signups, More States Involved
TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by President Joe Biden. That response shows that people who lost insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic are in desperate need of coverage, according...
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