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The dapivirine vaginal ring is a discreet prevention choice for women at substantial risk of HIV infection as part of combination prevention approaches. This study covers a gap on research including on breastfeeding women. Those living in areas of substantial HIV transmission need options to initiate an HIV prevention method before or during pregnancy and continue their chosen method through breastfeeding and beyond.
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Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 22, 1 March 2025
This article examines the exposures and health impacts experienced by female sugarcane workers in Guatemala, focusing on heat stress, particulate matter exposure, and kidney function. The key findings indicate that these women face elevated levels of heat and particulate matter at work, leading to dehydration and reduced kidney function. The study highlights the need for gender-responsive interventions to address the unique health risks faced by women in agricultural settings.
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Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Volume 43, March 2025
Academic Medical Centers play a key role in providing comprehensive abortion services, from primary care to complex specialty care, and in training future clinicians in abortion provision. The weekly number of abortions at University of Washington remained stable after Dobbs.
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The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 7, March 2025
The first RCT of AI-supported mammography screening; shows the intervention results in increased cancer detection rates than standard double reading and reduces reading workload by >40%. Also important as breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women globally.
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The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 7, March 2025
The AI-ECG model treats sex as a continuum, rather than a dichotomy (the current paradigm). This (and a derived biomarker) allows them to show that in those at low cardiovascular (CV) risk, female individuals (but not male individuals) with a higher biomarker score are at increased risk of CV death. The method can help mitigate exisiting inequities in CV healthcare.
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Obesity Pillars, Volume 13, March 2025
This retrospective cohort study linked primary care prenatal data and intrapartum data from women with singleton pregnancies. With the linked data, the researchers explored the association between the timing of Gestational diabetes screening and macrosomia, Large-for-gestational age, shoulder dystocia and caesarean section.
