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Why Do Women Get Statins Less Frequently Than Men? drugs
August 20, 2019
Women are less likely than men to be treated with cholesterol-lowering statins – or get them prescribed at guideline-recommended intensity levels when they do...
Age Could Be Key to Women's Worse Quality of Life Post-Stroke drugs
August 16, 2019
After a stroke, women are known to have a worse health-related quality of life than men, both in the short term and long term. Now a study gives some insight into why, and what can be done to alter the aftermath.
Rising Blood Pressure Puts Women At Greater Stroke Risk Than Men drugs
August 14, 2019
As the severity of high blood pressure rises, the risk of stroke rises almost twice as quickly in women compared with men, according to a new study.
Some Transgender Women May Be Able to Make Sperm drugs
August 06, 2019
Researchers are exploring fertility preservation in transgender women. And while they say there are no guarantees...
Model Fails to Predict Risk for Maternal ICU Admission drugs
July 29, 2019
A predictive model that uses prenatal risk factors to help identify women at higher risk for admission to the maternal intensive care unit (ICU) has low positive predictive value...
Mortality Up in Women With Central Obesity, Regardless of BMI drugs
July 29, 2019
Women with normal-weight central obesity have increased mortality risk compared with normal weight women with no central obesity...
Many U.S. Women Get Opioids After Giving Birth drugs
July 29, 2019
Opioid painkillers were prescribed to nearly half of U.S. women who gave birth in recent years.
Targeted Interventions Raise HPV Vaccine Acceptance in Women drugs
July 26, 2019
Among young women, targeted educational interventions, particularly educational videos...
Testosterone May Rejuvenate Older Women's Sex Drive drugs
July 26, 2019
Many older men take testosterone to boost their sex drive, but new research suggests that postmenopausal women who struggle with a sagging libido might want to follow suit.
Pregnant Women Exposed to More Risky CT Scans drugs
July 25, 2019
Use of risky CT scans during pregnancy has risen significantly in North America in the past two decades, a new study finds.

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