Search results for "Women's Health"
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
Physical activity in women may reduce risk for some fractures over time
An analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that total physical activity in postmenopausal women was inversely associated with risk of total and hip fracture but positively associated with risk of knee fracture over 14 years of follow-up.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/29/2.htm
29 Oct 2019
Dense breast notification laws not associated with increased understanding among patients
A nationally representative online survey included 1,928 women ages 40 to 59 years who had no personal history of breast cancer and had received at least one screening mammogram.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/14/5.htm
14 Jan 2020
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
In the News
The latest news and clinical studies affecting internal medicine, from the files of ACP InternistWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/in-the-news.htm
1 Jun 2009
ACP calls for policies supporting women, families while improving health outcomes
Issues include paid family and medical leave, domestic violence, sexual abuse and harassment, participation in clinical trials, coverage for health care services available only to women, and policy barriers to accessing reproductive health services.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/05/2.htm
5 Jun 2018
Take time to discuss women's sexual health
A women's sexual health equates to her overall health, and internists should ask about it and refer for it when needed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/take-time-to-discuss-womens-sexual-health.htm
1 Oct 2019
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACPINTERNIST Internal Medicine 2013, held in April ...
In addition, we won a Bronze EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishingfor Stacey Butterfield’s September 2012 cover story on hormone replacement therapy 10years after the Women’s Health Initiative, which ... See Crossed Words, page 19, for answer. C R O S S E D W O R D S.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/acpi-201306-puzzle_t1.pdf
23 May 2013
New Curbsiders podcast: Is work-life balance actually attainable?
Susan Hingle, MD, MACP, Immediate Past Chair of ACP's Board of Regents, explores this elusive goal and the need to identify and re-evaluate priorities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/18/5.htm
18 Dec 2018
Medicine's #MeToo movement
Experts see the increase of women involved in medicine as an opportunity to investigate and then implement solutions to combat sexual harassment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/medicines-metoo-movement.htm
1 May 2018