'Women deserve better': a national mixed-methods exploration of the 'silent' health conditions and social issues affecting women and girls in Australia.
Gender disparities persist in health research, care and outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify and explore the health conditions and social issues that affect women and girls …
AI-Driven Advances in Women's Health Diagnostics: Current Applications and Future Directions.
Background: Women's health has historically served as an incubator for major medical innovations yet often faces relative neglect in sustained funding and implementation. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and …
Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Rates of Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Evaluation of Endometriosis in Adolescents with Pelvic Pain: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Endometriosis often presents in adolescence as chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or dysmenorrhea. Research in adults demonstrates non-White race is associated with delayed surgical diagnosis of endometriosis; however, inequity in adolescents …
FIGO committee opinion: Environmental drivers of gynecologic and reproductive health.
This FIGO committee opinion paper addresses the growing body of evidence linking environmental exposures to common gynecologic and reproductive conditions across the life course. From adolescence through menopause, women are …
Clinical practice guidelines for the care of people experiencing chronic primary pain: protocol for a systematic review with interpretation against an established chronic pain care priority framework.
Most clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for assessing and managing people's chronic pain focus on specific pain conditions, body sites or life course stages. This creates complexity for clinicians making care …
A case of delayed diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis highlights opportunities for improved awareness.
As Coccidioides spp. are endemic in the southwestern United States, awareness of the risk factors for severe disease and dissemination is important to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment. In …