Latest Women’s Health News
If you are looking for information, tips, and answers to women’s health questions, you have come to the right place. As a program of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women’s Health, we can offer you expert advice and current articles from the women’s health community about maturing women related health topics, including:
- Dietary concerns
- Fitness
- Menopause management
- Necessary medical tests
- Nutrition
- Osteoporosis prevention
You’ll also find cutting edge women’s health news from the Cleveland Clinic, as well as developments from other women’s health news outlets all within the Speaking of Women’s Health community section.
Make sure to stay up-to-date on current women’s health news, articles and videos by viewing the releases below.
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Radius Health (RDUS) Announces FDA Approval for TYMLOS for Treatment of Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
April 2017 - Radius Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDUS), a science-driven fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that is committed to developing innovative therapeutics in the areas of osteoporosis, oncology and endocrine diseases, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TYMLOS (abaloparatide) injection for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture defined as history of osteoporotic fracture, multiple risk factors for fracture, or patients who have failed or are intolerant to other available osteoporosis therapy. In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, TYMLOS reduces the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures.
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VeLVET Study: Randomized clinical trial comparing vaginal laser therapy to vaginal estrogen therapy
If you would like more information about the VeLVET Study or if you are interested in participating, please call The Cleveland Clinic Department of Ob/Gyn and Women’s Health Institute research line, at 216-445-8090.
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AP Fact Check: CDC Backs Breastfeeding, Despite False Story
April 2017 - A widely shared story that U.S. health officials are recommending a delay in breast-feeding to improve vaccine effectiveness is false.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency named in the false reports, encourages breastfeeding. The CDC says breast milk is best for all infants except in rare cases such as when a mother has active, untreated tuberculosis.
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Vaccinating pregnant moms protects newborns from whooping cough
April 2017 - Infants born to mothers who are vaccinated against the highly contagious and potentially fatal whooping cough are much less likely to get it than others, researchers said, in a large study published Monday.
Whooping cough, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, is easily spread when an infected individual coughs or sneezes. About half of infants who contract the illness require hospitalization for complications like pneumonia or brain disorder, Reuters reported.
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HT use associated with lower postmenopausal coronary artery calcium scores
March 2017 - Hormone replacement therapy is associated with lower coronary artery calcium scores in postmenopausal women, and may also be linked to lower all-cause mortality, according to data presented in a poster at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
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Hormone replacement therapy reduces risk of early death, new research suggests
March 2017 - Hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of early death in postmenopausal women by as much as 30 per cent, a major new study indicates.
A survey of more than 4,200 women found that those who used the treatment also had healthier hearts.
The proportion of women taking up up HRT has dropped significantly over the past two decades since reports emerged that it can lead to a greater risk of certain cancers in some people.
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Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of breast cancer type, study says
March 2017 - A study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer, a postmenopausal form of the disease with a poor prognosis.
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Medical management of urinary incontinence in women
Urinary incontinence is common, underreported, and undertreated. Primary care physicians should be comfortable discussing urinary incontinence with their female patients and managing it with conservative treatment.
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Weight Loss Actually Possible After Menopause
Study proves effectiveness of exercise in managing weight and hot flashes in postmenopausal women, even those who were previously sedentary
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Hormone replacement therapy in young women with surgical primary ovarian insufficiency
For young women undergoing bilateral oophorectomy, estrogen therapy effectively controls symptoms, lessens risk of disease, and reduces mortality. This review discusses how disturbingly, many women go untreated due to inappropriate fears regarding estrogen use.
List authored and from Fertility and Sterility, September 9, 2016.
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