Women's Health

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.

Help female patients stay informed about prevention strategies, symptoms, and treatment of this potentially deadly condition.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that pregnant women only made slight changes to their diet after a gestational diabetes diagnosis.

The approval is based on a pair of Phase 3 studies in which oral ibrexafungerp demonstrated efficacy and a favorable tolerability profile in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Other HPV-associated cancers were found to have increased over the study period, linking this trend to lack of guidelines and other resources.

most women reported 1 or more episodes of weight cycling, and each additional weight cycling episode was related to shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality.

Occupational exposure to certain medications and long hours standing may increase risk.

Researchers found no evidence of abnormal blood flow between the mother and fetus or problems with fetal blood flow following COVID-19 vaccination.

More than half of all female patients who undergo bariatric surgery are of reproductive age, and the resulting weight loss improves fertility, as well as reducing the risk of gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.

During National Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 9 to May 15, CVS Health announced new initiatives to further support women’s health and wellness during the month of May.