Search results for "Women's health"
American Medical Women's Association promotes video series for disease prevention
To promote disease prevention, the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Preventive Medicine Task Force has partnered with Mission Critical Health (MCH), a nonprofit education initiative that produces evidence-based public health and medical education programs.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/8.htm
17 Mar 2015
Joplin hospital rebuilds, better than before
After a tornado in 2011 destroyed St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., a new facility will open that will focus on a patient-centered experience, from the aesthetics to the wayfinding to storage and security.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/10/joplin.htm
1 Oct 2014
Newer oral contraceptives may be associated with higher clot risks
A study using data from 2 large primary care databases in the U.K. looked at oral contraceptive use in younger women who had a first diagnosis of venous thromboembolism.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/02/2.htm
2 Jun 2015
Rural prevention efforts face specific hurdles
This issue covers topics such as programs that improve rural health, effective advance care planning, and new tools such as precision medicine in clinical medicine.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2015
Selective COX-2 inhibitors associated with slightly increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women who used selective COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs with more COX-2 than COX-1 inhibition had a modestly increased risk for cardiovascular events, a study concluded.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/15/5.htm
15 Jul 2014
Deciding which advocacy issues are ‘in our lane’
ACP asks four essential questions.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2019/10/deciding-which-advocacy-issues-are-in-our-lane.htm
1 Oct 2019
ACP and American Medical Women's Association announce affiliate membership agreement
ACP and the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) have announced an affiliate membership agreement whereby ACP members can become AMWA Affiliate Members as part of their ACP membership at no additional charge.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/16/7.htm
16 Sep 2014
Start-up practice uses ACP's marketing guides for quick growth
Leslie Saltzman, ACP Member, took advantage of some resources on hand and guidance from ACP's Running a Practice section to quickly grow her solo practice into a full-service resource for women's health.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2010/04/success.htm
1 Apr 2010
Avoidance of estrogen caused excess deaths in hysterectomized women
After publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), estrogen use declined significantly among women aged 50 to 59, likely resulting in avoidable deaths of those who had hysterectomies, a recent analysis found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/30/5.htm
30 Jul 2013
Hormone therapy stirs debate 10 years after WHI
The Women's Health Initiative dramatically decreased hormone therapy for menopause, but 10 years later, the “knee-jerk” reaction has become more nuanced in how the regimen can be used.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2012/09/hormones.htm
1 Sep 2012