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As the number of older people in the United States continues to increase

Pharmacists Can Play Role in Identifying Frailty

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Pharmacists should review patient medication records and identify meds that may up frailty risk
Specific demographic groups have lower cancer genetic testing

Gender Disparity Observed in Cancer Genetic Testing in the U.S.

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Unaffected men have rate of breast/ovarian cancer testing that is one-tenth that of unaffected women
Most older adults agree that sex is an important part of a romantic relationship at any age

Older Adults Agree Sex Is Important Part of Relationships

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More than half of older adults surveyed agree that sex is important to their overall quality of life
Diethylstilbestrol-related clear-cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and cervix is associated with increased risk of death

Mortality Risk Persists for Cancer Tied to Prenatal DES Exposure

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Women with DES-related clear-cell adenocarcinoma had 27-fold higher mortality at 10 to 34 years
Self-reported stress decreases for most women as they transition through midlife

Midlife Transition Tied to Decreasing Stress in Women

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Changing menopausal status does not have significant role in perceived stress after adjustment
Circulating tumor cell status is predictive of radiotherapy benefit in early-stage breast cancer

CTC Status Predicts RT Benefit in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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CTC status linked to longer overall survival in those undergoing breast conserving surgery
Markers of reproductive history

Reproductive Markers Associated With Risk of Diabetes

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Younger age at menarche linked to increased risk of diabetes in women with a BMI of ≥25 kg/m²
Women with epilepsy and no history of infertility have a similar likelihood of achieving pregnancy as peers without epilepsy

Epilepsy Does Not Appear to Affect Likelihood of Pregnancy

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Likelihood of achieving pregnancy, time to pregnancy similar in women with, without epilepsy
Vectorborne diseases represent an increasing problem in the United States

Vectorborne Diseases Up More Than Two-Fold From 2004 to 2016

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During 2004 to 2016, 82 percent of all tickborne disease reports were Lyme disease

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, April 27-30

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The 66th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and...