CHICAGO – The uptake of tomosynthesis has been fairly brisk among the nation’s breast cancer screening centers.
There are good reasons for that. In an interview at the annual clinical congress of...
LONDON – Left ventricular adaptation to intensive exercise is gender specific, and this novel observation could be useful in identifying female athletes who harbor a serious cardiac condition such as...
CHICAGO – Immediate breast reconstruction did not dramatically increase adverse outcomes in women undergoing mastectomy, a SCOAP database analysis found.
The...
Officials at the National Institutes of Health are taking a closer look at the role that breast density plays in the development of breast cancer.
As part of the agency’s Breast Cancer and the...
Clinicians treating vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms of menopause should consider estrogen therapy for healthy women with moderate to severe symptoms and no contraindications to hormone therapy,...
LAS VEGAS – Physicians looking for more options for alleviating dyspareunia in postmenopausal women should consider vaginal dilators, specialized vibrators, and pelvic floor physical therapy,...
LAS VEGAS – For postmenopausal women who don’t want a hormonal topical treatment, there are plenty of other nonhormonal options to ease the symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, according to Susan...
CHICAGO – For most women, there’s little role for MRI in screening for and treating breast cancer
However, there are important exceptions. In an interview at the American College of Surgeons...
CHICAGO – Women undergoing aortic surgery have a 30% higher chance of unplanned readmission within 30 days than men.
This occurs despite a significantly longer length of stay (6.4 vs. 4.8 days;...
LAS VEGAS – Sleeplessness is both common and distressing for women in midlife, according to a new analysis of data from a large observational study.
One-third of women at all stages of the...
