Women's Health

Women leadership roles and mentorship is extremely important in the pharmacy field, and this week's episode features Dr. Andrea Collaro, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Senior Director, Brand Management/Product Development, Owned Brands Health & Wellness, who goes into more specifics.

Expert panelists delve into topics related to women's health and women's health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, including pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccine considerations and best practices for guiding decisions on birth control.

Study indicates that women with trauma had greater white matter hyperintensities (WMH) than women without trauma, and the most common trauma associated with WMH was sexual violence.

Nathan Bryson, PhD, chief scientific officer of Field Trip Health, said the company's new psychedelic compound, FT-104, could have potential uses in the treatment of postpartum depression.

Common and debilitating, the mental health condition is often underdiagnosed and undertreated.

Azo treats urinary pain, burning, urgency, and frequency associated with urinary tract infections.

The investigators found that the rate of preterm birth in pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was a function of the severity of infection.

If the research is confirmed, it could be a warning sign for women to make diet and lifestyle changes aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease.

Ibrexafungerp is a triterpenoid antifungal drug for adult and post-menarchal pediatric females with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Kelsey Ramsden, CEO of Mind Cure Health, said research into the use of MDMA-assisted therapy could have a huge impact on the treatment of female hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

Adults 40 to 59 years of age should consult their clinician before taking aspirin, and adults 60 years of age and older should stop aspirin use for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Although October has long been celebrated as National Pharmacy Month, it is only in recent years that female pharmacists have been celebrated for their contributions to the profession and patient care.

Soliman is ecstatic to celebrate the 4th annual #WomenPharmacistDay and that the pharmacy landscape is continuing to recognize the contributions of women in the field.

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Cemiplimab-rwlc is being developed by Regeneron and Sanofi under a global collaboration agreement.

Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 years in the United States.

Trial results showed a 24% confirmed objective response rate with a median duration of response of 8.3 months among patients with cervical cancer who received tisotumab vedotin-tftv.

Pharmacy Times spoke with Dr. Bradley Monk, investigator for KEYNOTE-826, #LBA2, which was presented at the ESMO Congress 2021, about the study and its importance to the world of cervical cancer.

The research team analyzed the associations between maternal diabetes before or during pregnancy and the risk of high refractive error (RE), which are conditions in which there is a failure of the eye to properly focus images on the retina.

Study suggests that lack of sleep in the first 6 months following childbirth can add between 3 and 7 years to the mother’s biological age.

Compared to women who followed the Portfolio Diet less frequently, those with the closest alignment were 11% less likely to develop any type of cardiovascular disease, 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease, and 17% less likely to develop heart failure.

The CDC now recommends COVID-19 vaccination for all individuals 12 years and older in the United States, including those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Among those who had hypertension, diabetes, and/or obesity as well as COVID-19, the risk rose to 160%.

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab in combination with lenvatinib for the treatment of advanced endometrial carcinoma that is not microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient

The researchers noted that during high-risk pregnancies, special monitoring and care throughout the pregnancy is mandatory.

Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, and Sally Arif, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women in the pharmacy field.

A contraception toolkit helps them improve women's reproductive health.

In the United States, endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of female reproductive organs.

Innovative treatment options and new screening guidelines are transforming diagnosis and management of the disease.