Posts Tagged ‘women’s health’
Through the Magnifying Glass: The Cardiometabolic Health and Hormones Clinic
A close-up look at the Cardiometabolic Health and Hormones Clinic and how they are working to understand how hormones impact heart disease.
Read MoreAn Uncomfortable Truth: How Stigma and a Lack of Funding Has Set Back Research and Treatments for Vulvovaginal Disorders
Mass General Researcher Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, discusses the barriers to studying women’s health topics.
Read MoreA Few Lessons Learned on Imposter Syndrome from Dr. Valerie Young
Have you ever felt like you are the least qualified person in the room who somehow managed to fool everyone into thinking you belong there? If so, you’re not alone, and this feeling is actually a well-known psychological phenomenon called imposter syndrome.
Read MoreMass General Research Roundup for May 2019
Experiencing adverse events at a young age may increase risk of mental health disorder, evaluating the price of skincare products for women and a new model for cancer treatments.
Read MoreCould This Short Question Help Women at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence?
Mass General researchers were able to identify women at risk for intimate partner violence by adding a screening question to mammography intake forms.
Read MoreLadies: If Your Moisturizers Seem Overpriced, It’s Because They Probably Are, Science Finds
Mass General researchers have found that women pay an average of three dollars more per ounce for comparable facial moisturizers.
Read MoreHeart Health Month 2019: Spotlighting Mass General’s Heart Researchers (Part 3)
Part 3 marks the last of our Heart Month researcher spotlight series, and we hope you’ve enjoyed learning about the work being in the name of heart health.
Read MoreA FRESH Look at HIV Prevention and Women’s Empowerment
Researchers at the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard recently published an editorial in Science Immunology detailing their efforts to combine basic science and social good to reduce the high rate of HIV infection in young South African women while simultaneously empowering them. Here is a brief summary.
Read MoreRacing to Stop a ‘Silent’ Killer
The ability to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages continues to elude researchers. Cheng Wang, PhD, is determined to change that.
Read MoreWomen’s Heart Health Program Leaders Look Ahead
Cardiovascular disease — including heart attacks, stroke and heart failure — is the number one killer of adults, but more women die of it than men. The Elizabeth Anne and Karen Barlow Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program was launched in 2007 to focus awareness, treatments and research on the unique issues women face in maintaining heart health.
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