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SPOKANE, Wash. Breast cancer screening took a sizeable hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests new research that showed that the number of screening mammograms completed in a large group of women living in Washington State plummeted by nearly half. Published today in
JAMA Network Open, the study found the steepest drop-offs among women of color and those living in rural communities. Detecting breast cancer at an early stage dramatically increases the chances that treatment will be successful, said lead study author Ofer Amram, an assistant professor in the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine whose research focuses on health inequities. Our study findings suggest that health care providers need to double down on efforts to maintain prevention services and reach out to these underserved populations, who faced considerable health disparities even before the pandemic.
A new study by WSU scientists shows that the number of screening mammograms completed in a large group of women living in Washington State plummeted by nearly half.
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May 24, 2021 9:57 AM Rylee Fitzgerald
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SPOKANE, Wash. New research shows that the number of screening mammograms of women living in Washington plummeted by nearly half during the pandemic. The study determined that the largest drop-offs are amongst women of color and those living in rural communities.
“Detecting breast cancer at an early stage dramatically increases the chances that treatment will be successful,” lead study author Ofer Amram said. “Our study findings suggest that health care providers need to double down on efforts to maintain prevention services and reach out to these underserved populations, who faced considerable health disparities even before the pandemic.”
Pandemic increased pregnancy stress for US women: Study
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New York, March 17 : A new study has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased pregnancy stress for expectant mothers as well as postpartum women in the US.
The findings indicated that one of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease. Some women expressed fears that simply going to the hospital to deliver would cause them to get the virus and then be forced to isolate from their newborn. Pregnant women are really stressed about contracting Covid-19, said lead author Celestina Barbosa-Leiker from the Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane in the US.
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New York– A new study has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased pregnancy stress for expectant mothers as well as postpartum women in the US.
The findings indicated that one of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease. Some women expressed fears that simply going to the hospital to deliver would cause them to get the virus and then be forced to isolate from their newborn.
“Pregnant women are really stressed about contracting Covid-19,” said lead author Celestina Barbosa-Leiker from the Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane in the US.
“They have a lot of questions for their health care providers. There’s a lot of we do not know yet, which is understandable, but it’s especially stressful for the moms,” Barbosa-Leiker added.