- Schizophrenia Psychosis in Women
A first step towards personalized medicine is to consider whether, for some disorders, the safest and most effective treatment of women needs to differ from standard guideline recommendations develope... Read More
- The Role of Vaccination and Screening in Limiting the Worldwide Disease Burden of Preventable Female Cancers: A Review
Cancer represents one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Among women, breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and the principal cause of death due to malignant disease, while cervical ca... Read More
- Sterility, an Overlooked Health Condition
Clinically, infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after a certain period. In contrast, sterility is defined as the inability to produce a biological child; however, this is not a practic... Read More
- Care for Women with Delusional Disorder: Towards a Specialized Approach
Delusional disorder is a difficult-to-treat clinical condition with health needs that are often undertreated. Although individuals with delusional disorder may be high functioning in daily life, they ... Read More
- Dialysis on Pregnancy: An Overview
Pregnancy rates in women on dialysis have increased in the last decades, thus making it a topic of growing interest. The rarity of this event is predominantly due to fertility problems and to the high... Read More
- Serum Creatine Kinase Increases after Acute Strength Training in College Athletes with Menstrual Irregularities
Chronic menstrual dysfunction and low female sex hormones adversely affect muscular performance in women but studies in college athletes are scarce. A cohort of 18 Japanese, female college athletes at... Read More
- Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs: Following World Health Organization Guidelines with a Special Focus on Women with Delusional Disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a 7-year Mental Health Action Plan in 2013, which recommends integration of health and social care services into community-based settings, implementation ... Read More
- Sex Selection Bias in Schizophrenia Antipsychotic Trials An Update Systematic Review
The lack of female participation in antipsychotic trials for schizophrenia poses an important issue regarding its applicability, with direct and real-life repercussions to clinical practice. Here, our... Read More
- Perception of and Motivation for Physical Activity among Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes
(1) Background: Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This risk can be reduced with lifestyle interventions, including phys... Read More
- Changing the PrEP Narrative: A Call to Action to Increase PrEP Uptake among Women
Although the incidence of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has decreased in the past decade, in 2018 more than 7000 women with HIV were diagnosed in the United States (US). Globally, pe... Read More
- Social Determinants of Cigarette Smoking among American Women during Pregnancy
Educational attainment is among the most substantial protective factors against cigarette smoking, including during pregnancy. Although Minorities Diminished Returns (MDRs) of educational attainment,... Read More
- Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Student-Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the deadliest public health emergency in the twenty-first century. To mitigate the rapid spread of the virus, institutions around the globe, including higher edu... Read More
- The Impact of Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Functional Fitness in Older Women (4580 Years): A Systematic Review (20102020)
As women age, they typically experience a progressive decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength, which can lead to a decline in functional fitness and quality of life. Resistance training (RT) has... Read More
- The Association between Disordered Eating Behavior and Body Image Biological Maturation and Levels of Adipocytokines in Preadolescent Girls: The Healthy Growth Study
During puberty, rapid, complex hormonal, physical and cognitive changes occur that affect body image and eating behavior. The aim of this cross-sectional study, a secondary analysis of data from the G... Read More
- Characteristics of Pregnant Women and New Mothers Identified as Being At-Risk for Child Maltreatment in Early Pregnancy
Pregnant women and new mothers who have risk factors of child maltreatment are at high risk for future child maltreatment. Early detection of them is crucial to prevent it. This community-based, ret... Read More
- The Association between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression and Influenza-like Illness Experienced by Pregnant Women in Australia
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health issue, including during pregnancy where it poses a serious risk to the womans health. Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) also causes significant mor... Read More
- Are There Gender Differences in Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis
The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in social cognition in a sample of first-episode psychosis (FEP). An observational descriptive study was performed with 191 individuals with FEP... Read More
- Using the Social-Ecological Model to Understand the Current Perspective of Contraceptive Use in the United States: A Narrative Literature Review
Contraceptive use is deemed one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century because its benefits are universally acknowledged as a cornerstone for reducing global maternal morbid... Read More
- Health Effects of Dyes, Minerals, and Vitamins Used in Cosmetics
The average woman uses 12 different cosmetic products every day, but they can have a negative effect on human health. Therefore, in recent years, consumer preferences have changed towards buying natur... Read More
- Health Workers Perceptions about Maternal and Adolescent Health among Marginalized Populations in India: A Multi-Centric Qualitative Study
Frontline workers are instrumental in bridging the gap in the utilization of maternal health services. We performed a qualitative cross-sectional study with medical officers, accredited social health ... Read More