AHA: E-Cigarette Use Linked to Risk for Stroke at a Younger Age
Prevalence of e-cigarette use higher than traditional smoking for women, Mexican Americans, other Hispanics
Intermittent Low-Cal Diet Aids Weight Loss in Women Who Had GDM
Weight loss at 12 months similar with intermittent or continuous energy restriction, but high dropout rate limits interpretation of study results
Study Considers Link Between Skull Deformity, In Vitro Fertilization
Among 200 infants and children with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis, 4 percent had been conceived using in vitro fertilization
COVID-19 Vaccination Not Linked to First-Trimester Miscarriage
Among women with miscarriage, adjusted odds ratios for COVID-19 vaccination in previous three and five weeks were 0.91 and 0.81
All-Cause Mortality Rates Up for Recently Pregnant Women
2015 to 2019 saw increase in all-cause mortality rates, mortality for drug/alcohol poisoning
Worldwide Routine Vaccination Coverage Down From 2019 to 2020
Global estimates decreased for coverage with third dose of DTP and polio vaccine, first dose of measles-containing vaccine
C-Sections Up Among Women With Mood, Anxiety Disorders
Predicted probability of primary cesarean section was 3.5 percentage points higher for those with versus without disorders
Maternal Exposure to Cleaning Products Tied to Offspring Asthma
Occupational exposure to indoor cleaning products at preconception, time of conception/pregnancy may increase asthma risk for child
Black Women With Breast Cancer Face Barriers to Genetic Counseling
In nationwide survey, a majority of U.S. breast oncologists report that Black women encounter more barriers to genetic counseling, testing
Immunocompromised May Need Fourth COVID-19 Shot: CDC
Small studies have shown that fully vaccinated immunocompromised people account for ~44 percent of breakthrough cases leading to hospitalization