Tag: Women’s Problems: Misc.
Risk for Heart Failure Increased for Women Taking β-Blockers
Difference of 4.6 percent found between women and men in rate of heart failure at presentation for ACS
Employers Can Refuse to Provide Birth Control Coverage: U.S Supreme Court
Lower courts had previously blocked changes to a requirement in the Affordable Care Act
Women Have More Brain Changes Related to Alzheimer Disease
Menopausal status the predictor most consistently and strongly linked to brain differences, after sex
Contraceptives Beneficial for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Combined oral contraceptives linked to improvement in bone mass, similar to that with high-dose HT
WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls
Diagnostic accuracy moderate to high for screening for anxiety; CBT and antianxiety meds beneficial
Perfluoroalkyl Substances Linked to Earlier Natural Menopause
High PFAS concentration in U.S. women associated with median time to menopause two years earlier
Women’s Acute Coronary Symptoms No Longer ‘Atypical’
Chest pain remains the most common presentation by both men and women
Globally, Women Less Likely to Develop Heart Disease Than Men
Rates of primary prevention higher in women, but secondary prevention efforts higher in men
Sex Differences ID’d in Prescription of Cardiovascular Meds
Women are less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins, antihypertensive medications, including ACEIs
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Increase Risk for CVD in Women
Risk for CVD, revascularization, stroke increased for women consuming one or more SSB/day
