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CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women – Press Release

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.

Cost and Access Are Not the Only Barriers Women Face in Getting Lifesaving Mammograms

A new CDC Vital Signs study finds that only about 65% of women ages 50-74, with three or more health-related social needs, are up to date with their mammograms.Breast cancer causes more than 40,000 deaths in women each year in the United States, and screening mammograms have been shown to reduce breast cancer deaths.

Transcript for Vital Signs: Health-Related Social Needs Can Keep Women from Getting Lifesaving Mammograms

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CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester – Press Release

In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects

The women guiding some of the NHL trade deadline's key teams

NHL front offices are no longer a “boys’ club” thanks to the work of women in key positions across the league. Here are five of their stories. The post The women guiding some of the NHL trade deadline's key teams appeared first on Buy It At A Bargain – Deals And Reviews.

One in 5 Women Reported Mistreatment While Receiving Maternity Care

Twenty percent of women surveyed reported experiences of mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Mistreatment during maternity care was higher among Black (30%), Hispanic (29%), and multiracial (27%) women.

Texas Man Sues Women for Wrongful Death in Helping Ex-Wife Get Abortion Pills

Can a person who helps a Texas woman get a medication abortion in that state be tried for wrongful death? A lawsuit filed March 10 by Galveston County resident Marcus Silva makes that claim. Silva is asserting that under Texas’ wrongful-death law, three women who assisted his ex-wife in obtaining abortion pills have “committed the crime … Continue reading Texas Man Sues Women for Wrongful Death in Helping Ex-Wife Get Abortion Pills