All Articles on Women's Health

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  Evidence for managing menopause symptoms

  What are a woman’s options for symptoms like hot flashes, mood changes, or sleep problems? Here’s the evidence about herbs, yoga and more.
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  Mailing home HPV tests may provide alternative to Pap screening

  Dr. Diana Buist and team reflect on HOME trial showing 50 percent screening boost in underscreened women.
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  How women are breaking academia’s glass ceiling

  Dr. Amy Bonomi discusses her new book profiling 23 women who have risen to leadership positions in higher education and how they are changing their institutions.
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  CT scan use in pregnancy rose in US and Canada over two decades

  Large, multicenter study among first to quantify exposure to ionizing radiation during pregnancy.
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  Heart health researcher Laura B. Harrington joins KPWHRI

  KPWHRI gains an expert in studying cardiovascular diseases, including venous blood clots, especially in women and older adults
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  How should we screen for gestational diabetes?

  When our learning health system found that a new screen approach increased diagnoses without improving outcomes, we acted on it.
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  Treating hypertension in pregnancy: What’s the best way?

  A KPWHRI study by Dr. Sascha Dublin uses data from pregnant women’s experiences to find out the risks and benefits of taking high blood pressure medicine.