Obstetrics and gynaecology

Women’s health in Calgary gets multi-year boost thanks to $10M investment through Calgary Health Foundation

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Freitag, Mai 3, 2024
Education, Management, University, AHS, Investment, Medicine, Woman, Policy, Research, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Attention, Osteoporosis, Disease, Mental health, AWHF, Urogynecology, Diagnosis, Breast cancer, Government

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calgary Health Foundation announces a $10M investment over two years from the Government of Alberta in support of women’s health initiatives.

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  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calgary Health Foundation announces a $10M investment over two years from the Government of Alberta in support of women’s health initiatives.
  • Calgary Health Foundation is committed to further funding female-related clinical care, research, and education.
  • Reproductive health, pelvic floor health, mental health, autoimmune disorders, chronic conditions, and diseases like cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis disproportionally impact women.
  • The $10M investment to Calgary Health Foundation, combined with donor support, will launch women’s health outcomes in a positive direction.

Texas Children's Announces Physician Leadership Team at North Austin Campus

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Donnerstag, Januar 25, 2024
Senior, Child, Woman, Stanford University, Rodale, Inc., Patient, Uterine fibroid, Texas Children's Hospital, Endometriosis, Chiari malformation, Neurology, DRS, Cardiology, Intervention, Gynaecology, Plastic, Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, PALS, Pediatrics, Baylor University, Strategic planning, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Medicine, Hospital, Service, Radiology, Rheumatology, Most, Gastroenterology, ERAS, Plastic surgery, American College, Physician, Nursing

"We are honored to bring such amazing talent to our hospital," said Russ Williams , Senior Vice President of Texas Children's North Austin Campus.

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  • "We are honored to bring such amazing talent to our hospital," said Russ Williams , Senior Vice President of Texas Children's North Austin Campus.
  • A past winner of the Most Valuable Physician award at St. David's South Austin Medical Center, she is thrilled to bring her expertise to Texas Children's Hospital North Austin.
  • With these new appointments, Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus is ready to expand that tradition of exceptional care for children and women in Austin."
  • Located at 9835 North Lake Creek Parkway, Texas Children's North Austin will connect patients and families to Texas Children's numerous subspecialties including cardiology, oncology, neurology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, fetal care and more.

Kindbody Opens in Walnut Creek; Marks Four Years of Serving Patients and Employers with Transformative Reproductive Healthcare in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Dienstag, Januar 9, 2024
Silicon, Northwestern University, Patient, UCSF, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, REI, University, Gynaecology, Biomedical engineering, Obstetrics and gynaecology, San Francisco General Hospital, Hospital, Obstetrics, Parent, Georgia Tech, El Camino Real, Nursing

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kindbody, the leading national fertility clinic network and global family-building benefits provider for employers, today announced the opening of Kindbody East Bay, its state-of-the-art clinic and IVF lab at 1700 N. Main Street in Walnut Creek, CA. The announcement comes at a time of extraordinary growth for the company which owns and operates 34 clinics nationwide, including a state-of-the-art fertility clinic and IVF lab in downtown San Francisco at 88 Sutter Street and a Silicon Valley location at 4756 El Camino Real in Los Altos. Kindbody East Bay was built to meet the growing demand for comprehensive fertility and family-building benefits that cover the full spectrum of reproductive care by Bay Area employers. The clinic is led by Dr. Geraldine Ekpo, a fertility specialist who is board-certified in both reproductive endocrinology and obstetrics and gynecology.

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  • Kindbody East Bay was built to meet the growing demand for comprehensive fertility and family-building benefits that cover the full spectrum of reproductive care by Bay Area employers.
  • The opening of Kindbody East Bay follows four years of serving employers and patients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Dr. Ekpo is currently accepting new patients at the East Bay location and will continue to serve patients in San Francisco.
  • Employers who wish to learn more about how Kindbody delivers the best patient experience and outcomes while reducing healthcare costs can contact [email protected] .

Feinstein Institutes Leader Calls for a Federally-Funded, National Maternal Health Moonshot

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Freitag, Dezember 22, 2023
Managed Care, Research, General Health, Family, Consumer, White House, Federal Government, Hospitals, Science, Nursing, Women, Practice Management, Health, Public Policy, Government, Maternal health, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Trauma, Multimedia, Credit, Medicine, Medical research, Mortality, Prevalence, Disease, Northwell Health, Mental, Doctor of Philosophy, Black, Violence, Obstetrics, Public, Hofstra University, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Medicaid, NIH, MPH, Maternal death, Organization, Gynaecology

The pressing maternal health crisis is influenced by various factors, including socioeconomic disparities, racial inequalities, violence, trauma, and underlying health conditions.

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  • The pressing maternal health crisis is influenced by various factors, including socioeconomic disparities, racial inequalities, violence, trauma, and underlying health conditions.
  • Develop a maternal health moonshot mindset to set goals, allocate funding and promote scalable programs across all communities.
  • Davidson’s participation with the NIH is important for new research and interventions to improve maternal health.”
    Northwell Health continues to make maternal health a priority.
  • In 2022, the health system formed its Center for Maternal Health , led by Dawnette Lewis, MD, MPH .

New Healthcare Professional Component of Let’s Talk About LGSOC to Raise Awareness of Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer as a Distinct and Different Form of Ovarian Cancer Requiring Tailored Resources and Treatment Approach

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Montag, November 13, 2023
Research, Women, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, General Health, Pharmaceutical, Consumer, Health, Science, Oncology, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Woman, Epidemiology, Pathology, Gynaecology, Tubing (recreation), Verastem Oncology, Patient, Peritoneum, Neoplasm, Diagnosis, Cancer, Ovarian cancer, Partnership, Mental health, Obstetrics, Ovary, Education, Medical imaging, MD

LGSOC of the ovary, fallopian tubes, and peritoneum is a rare tumor that commonly affects younger women, with a median age of diagnosis between 45-55 years.

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  • LGSOC of the ovary, fallopian tubes, and peritoneum is a rare tumor that commonly affects younger women, with a median age of diagnosis between 45-55 years.
  • For many patients, LGSOC symptoms and treatment side effects have a long-lasting impact on physical and mental health.
  • “LGSOC has only recently been classified as a separate disease as compared to the more common high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) with different epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation, and outcomes.
  • “In addition to our work to help deliver new innovative treatment options for LGSOC, we aim to raise awareness of this distinct and different form of ovarian cancer that is under- researched and often misunderstood.

New Case Study Analysis on the Benefits of Vaginal Hysterectomy vs. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy featuring SRC-Accredited Master Surgeon Dr. Greg Marchand

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Dienstag, Dezember 12, 2023
Hysterectomy, Pain, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Surgeon, Meta-analysis, Woman, Gynaecology, Systematic review, Patient, SRC, Scar, Birth control

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SRC-Accredited Master Surgeon in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Dr. Greg Marchand recently co-authored a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis, " Vaginal Hysterectomy Compared With Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Benign Gynecological Conditions ," published in Obstetrics & Gynecology .

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  • RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SRC-Accredited Master Surgeon in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Dr. Greg Marchand recently co-authored a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis, " Vaginal Hysterectomy Compared With Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Benign Gynecological Conditions ," published in Obstetrics & Gynecology .
  • The analysis explores the benefits of minimally invasive vaginal hysterectomy versus laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy.
  • Twenty-three case articles that met strict criteria were analyzed by a panel of providers, including Dr. Marchand, director of the Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Mesa, Arizona.
  • The study found that while abdominal hysterectomy patients reported less pain than vaginal hysterectomy patients on the day of surgery, vaginal hysterectomies resulted in shorter operation times, faster patient recovery, less blood loss and scarring.

EMBR LABS APPOINTS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOLLOWING MAJOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WINS

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Donnerstag, November 16, 2023
Sleep, Woman, Hot, Research, IP, Hot flash, Menopause, HSA, Patient, Nation, Prostate cancer, System, FSA, Cancer, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Temperature, OTC, Nursing, Embres-et-Castelmaure

BOSTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs, Inc , makers of Embr Wave®, the leading wearable that utilizes temperature for wellness applications, today announced the formal appointment of Dr. Maria Sophocles as Embr Labs' Chief Medical Officer.

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  • BOSTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs, Inc , makers of Embr Wave®, the leading wearable that utilizes temperature for wellness applications, today announced the formal appointment of Dr. Maria Sophocles as Embr Labs' Chief Medical Officer.
  • "I am thrilled to join the Embr Labs team and support their mission to improve lives through the use of temperature regulation.
  • Embr Labs was granted five additional utility patents in the US and Japan (US11701250B2, US11759350B2, US11755083B2, JP7333575B2, JP7319691B2).
  • These patents strengthen Embr Labs' competitive advantage and are valuable additions to the existing IP assets that enabled Embr Lab's $35 million intellectual property-based financing this year.

Study Reveals the Need to Expand Maternal Mortality Categorization Beyond Pregnancy-Related Deaths

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Mittwoch, Oktober 25, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice announced today its participation in a new study that revealed pregnancy-associated deaths as an urgent public health concern deserving greater scrutiny by maternal mortality review committees and the clinical and public health community at large. Research has found severe maternal morbidity (SMM), opioid use disorder, and prior hospital contacts were contributors to pregnancy-associated, but not pregnancy-related deaths in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019. It also identified four times as many pregnancy-associated deaths than pregnancy-related ones and a high rate of hospital contacts (hospital admission, observational stays, and ER visits) for those who ultimately died during pregnancy through one year postpartum.

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  • New Research Shows Prior Hospitalization, Severe Maternal Morbidity, and Opioid Use Disorder Were Key Contributors to Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019.
  • BOSTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice announced today its participation in a new study that revealed pregnancy-associated deaths as an urgent public health concern deserving greater scrutiny by maternal mortality review committees and the clinical and public health community at large.
  • Research has found severe maternal morbidity (SMM), opioid use disorder, and prior hospital contacts were contributors to pregnancy-associated, but not pregnancy-related deaths in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019.
  • There is a clear need to expand the focus of maternal mortality to the much larger group of pregnancy-associated deaths to understand the risk factors and events that lead to many of these preventable deaths."

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LAUNCHES GLOBAL FELLOWS ALLIANCE TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE COLLABORATION

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Donnerstag, Oktober 19, 2023
Knowledge, NUH, Health care, National University Hospital, Neurology, Public key certificate, Research, Federation of State Medical Boards, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Obstetrics, Vascular surgery, Organ transplantation, Gynaecology, Nursing, Creative industries

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with its mission of being Singapore's leading university hospital, the National University Hospital (NUH) is launching its highly anticipated Global Fellows Alliance. This is a pioneering initiative that aims to open doors for clinicians to engage with one another, collaborate on innovative healthcare solutions, and contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge in the region and beyond.

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  • SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In line with its mission of being Singapore's leading university hospital, the National University Hospital (NUH) is launching its highly anticipated Global Fellows Alliance.
  • On 19 October, more than 50 of these fellows are gathering back in Singapore for the official launch of the Global Fellows Alliance.
  • The Global Fellows Alliance will offer a unique blend of educational activities, professional development and networking opportunities.
  • Professor Quek Swee Chye, Chairman of the Medical Board at NUH, said: "Healthcare knows no borders and the Global Fellows Alliance is a testament to our shared commitment to strengthening healthcare excellence on a global scale.

Tampa General Hospital Earns Region's Only Accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology

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Mittwoch, Oktober 18, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) today announced its accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology through the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), a nonprofit, patient safety organization that develops and administers best-in-class accreditation programs for hospitals, freestanding outpatient facilities and medical professionals throughout the world.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) today announced its accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology through the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), a nonprofit, patient safety organization that develops and administers best-in-class accreditation programs for hospitals, freestanding outpatient facilities and medical professionals throughout the world.
  • As a program of the Surgical Review Corporation, the Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology identifies surgeons and facilities worldwide who perform minimally invasive gynecological procedures and achieve defined standards for patient safety and care quality.
  • In 2022, Tampa General Hospital received accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Robotic-Assisted Surgery from the Surgical Review Corporation.
  • Tampa General is the highest-ranked hospital in Florida and the ninth highest-ranked hospital in the United States for Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024 .