Women’s Health

Canadian researchers found giving 2 doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine was comparable with the standard 3 doses in protecting against infection (Image: James McQuillan/iStockphoto.com)

Author Insights: Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May Be as Effective as the Recommended 3 Doses in Protecting Women From Cervical Cancer

By Mike Mitka on April 30, 2013

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines administered in 3 doses over a period of 6 months can help prevent cervical cancer but cost (almost $400 for the 3-dose regimen in the United States) may limit its use in countries with fewer resources…. Read More ›

JAMA Forum: When the First Person With Quadriplegia Walks Again

By Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS on April 10, 2013

On January 7, 2013, the US Supreme Court refused to review Sherley v Sebelius, a 3-year-old legal challenge to the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. In so doing, the Court ended a long-running legal feud while… Read More ›

Emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B One-Step, will be easier to access for women of all ages after a federal judge ruled that the product be made available over the counter without age restrictions. Image: Teva Pharmaceuticals

Judge Strikes Down Age Restriction for Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraceptive

By Bridget M. Kuehn on April 5, 2013

In a decision that offered a scathing rebuke to the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) handling of emergency contraceptives, a federal judge has ordered the agency to act within 30 days to make the products available over the counter… Read More ›

Karla Kerlikowske, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues found that older women who undergo biennial screening mammography are less likely than comparable women who undergo annual screening to have false-positive results and are no more likely to have a cancer detected at an advanced stage. (Image: Susan Merrell, UCSF)

Author Insights: Mammography Every Other Year for Older Women Doesn’t Increase Risk That Breast Cancer Will Be Advanced When Detected

By Mike Mitka on March 18, 2013

Women aged 50 to 74 years who undergo screening mammography every other year, even those with high breast density or a history of hormone therapy after menopause, appear no more likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer than comparable… Read More ›

Richard Martin, MD, PhD, professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol, and his colleagues found that longer-term breastfeeding didn’t reduce a child’s risk of overweight or obesity but was associated with a decrease in certain infections and increased IQ. Image: University of Bristol

Author Insights: Longer-Term Breastfeeding Doesn’t Reduce Child Obesity

By Bridget M. Kuehn on March 12, 2013

Children who are breastfed longer do not appear to be less likely to be obese or overweight, findings that are contrary to previous evidence that had suggested that breastfeeding may have a protective effect against child obesity, according to a… Read More ›

A government panel recommended against a new screening protocol that would identify many more pregnant women as having gestational diabetes, saying there is insufficient evidence of benefit to justify the added costs and risks. Image: Angelika Schwarz/iStockphoto.com

NIH Panel Says No to Testing Approach That Would Label More Pregnant Women as Diabetic

By Bridget M. Kuehn on March 7, 2013

Pregnant women should continue to undergo screening for gestational diabetes that uses the traditional 2-step approach, recommended a consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Switching to a newer 1-step approach would result in more pregnant women… Read More ›

Rebecca H. Johnson, MD, of Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington, and colleagues found an increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer in young women.

Author Insights: Incidence of Advanced Breast Cancer May Be Increasing in Young US Women

By Mike Mitka on February 26, 2013

More young women in the United States apparently are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer than in the past, a trend not seen among older women, according to a study appearing today in JAMA. Although the numbers remain small, the… Read More ›

$There is no evidence that calcium and vitamin D supplementation by otherwise healthy postmenopausal women prevents fractures, according to a new recommendation from a US advisory group. Image: Denise Bush/iStockphoto.com$

Consensus Builds Against Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation for Postmenopausal Women

By Bridget M. Kuehn on February 25, 2013

It may be time for many postmenopausal women to put down the calcium and vitamin D supplement bottles for good, as the latest in a string of influential health care organizations has recommended against the use of such supplements to… Read More ›

Pål Surén, MD, MPH, of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo, and colleagues found an association between reduced risk of developing autistic disorder in children born to mothers who took folic acid just prior to and after conception. (Image: Torunn Gjerustad)

Author Insights: Maternal Use of Folic Acid May Reduce Risk of Autistic Disorder in Children

By Mike Mitka on February 12, 2013

A child’s risk of developing autistic disorder appears to be reduced when women take folic acid around the time of conception through early pregnancy. The findings appear today in JAMA. Supplementation with folic acid around the time of conception has… Read More ›

Fewer women are receiving unnecessary cervical cancer screening, according to analyses by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Image: iStockphoto.com/Courtney Keating

Fewer Women Receive Unnecessary Pap Tests

By Bridget M. Kuehn on January 3, 2013

Despite conflicting guidelines for cervical cancer screening during the past several years, fewer women received unnecessary Pap tests in 2010 than in 2000, according to a pair of analyses published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by scientists from… Read More ›

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