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Commentary George Q. Daley According to the World Health Organization, a woman’s lifetime risk of maternal mortality is 1 in 5,400 in high-income countries, yet 1 in 45 in low-income nations. In the United States, the numbers are also troubling, especially for some groups. In January 2020 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that throughout the previous decade, slightly more than 17 maternal deaths occurred per 100,000 live births. Among non-Hispanic Black women, however, there were 37 deaths per 100,000 births while among women over age 40, the rate approached 82 per 100,000. Unfortunately, these reported numbers may be underestimates: It wasn’t until 2017 that all states offered a way to indicate maternal death on death certificates. ....
Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections Social medicine programs, which often encourage patients to engage with other people, can help address dementia, isolation and more. Socializing can help dementia patients improve their cognition and quality of life.Credit.Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald, via Associated Press By John Hanc This article is part of our new series on the , which examines changes in the medical field. Less than five years ago, Mary Albrecht was a professor of marketing at Maryville University in St. Louis. She gave lectures and led classroom discussions; she advised students; she interacted with her faculty colleagues. In 2017, Ms. Albrecht learned she had Alzheimer’s disease, and she retired that same year losing a network of students, colleagues and friends that had nourished her for 31 years. ....
April 21, 2021 Female veterans with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), as well as those with extremely premature disease onset, are much less likely to receive evidence-based medical therapy, including high-intensity statins, when compared with male veterans, a new Veterans Affairs (VA) study shows. The study highlights, yet again, the historic disparities in cardiovascular healthcare for women, one that is now seen in young patients who “have a lot to lose” by being undertreated, according to senior investigator Salim Virani, MD, PhD (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX). “When you look at the data in secondary prevention it holds true for primary prevention, as well there is no heterogeneity of statin therapy by sex or by age,” he told TCTMD. “That’s never been shown. For [a woman] who is 40 or 45 years old and gets their first MI, the number of years that you can salvage without disability ....
Watch LaChanze Host a Discussion With Women's Health Physicians in Centerstage With Healthcare Heroes playbill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from playbill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.