Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Sep 2024
The White House Initiative on Women's Health Research: A Presidential Boost.
Women's Health Research, barely 40-year-old in the United States has recently received an all-important boost from First Lady Jill Biden. The $100 million in question are bound to make a meaningful difference in this all-important arena. It was the view of the White House that "our nation must fundamentally change how we approach and fund women's health research." The White House expressed its hope that "congressional leaders, the private sector, research institutions, and philanthropy" will answer the call to "improve the health and lives of women throughout the nation."
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Journal of women's health · Sep 2024
Time to Diagnosis and Treatment for Ovarian Cancer and Associations with Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Background: Ovarian cancer is commonly diagnosed symptomatically at an advanced stage. Better survival for early disease suggests improving diagnostic pathways may increase survival. This study examines literature assessing diagnostic intervals and their association with clinical and psychological outcomes. ⋯ Nineteen association studies examined survival or stage outcomes with most, including five low risk-of-bias studies, finding no association. Conclusions: Studies reporting intervals for ovarian cancer diagnosis are limited by inconsistent definitions and reporting. Greater utilization of the Aarhus statement to define intervals and appropriate analytic methods is needed to strengthen findings from future studies.
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Journal of women's health · Sep 2024
Communication, Training, and Debriefing After Stillbirth in U.S. Hospitals: A National Survey.
Background: Stillbirth is a devastating event for families as well as hospital staff. Hospital practices around internal and external staff communication, debriefing, and training are unknown. Methods: We systematically sampled U. ⋯ Most (94%) noted hospitals' marked rooms housing bereaved families, but only a third (37%) reported a marker on the paper or electronic medical record. Half of the hospitals had no standard debriefings post-loss, and 38% reported no perinatal loss training for labor and delivery nurses. Conclusions: Hospitals have significant variations and gaps in staff communication, support, and training, which are key aspects of respectful stillbirth care.
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Journal of women's health · Sep 2024
Editorial Historical ArticleRosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for Journal of Women's Health.