Search Tag: womens health care
Breast-and-skeletal-health-a-message-from-hologics-pete-valenti
2020 10 Apr
We hope this finds you, your family, your staff, patients and organizations well as we all deal with the current crisis of COVID-19. We recognize many of you are on the front line battling this virus with limited resources and doing it in an extraordinary way, for this, we at Hologic thank you for all that you are doing. As you are aware, at...Read more
Hologic-announces-commitment-to-tackling-breast-cancer-screening-disparities-for-black-women
2020 01 Oct
Initiative includes awareness campaign featuring Mary J. Blige and funding for screening and diagnostic services at approximately 15 U.S. facilities Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for...Read more
Hologic-announces-commitment-to-tackling-breast-cancer-screening-disparities-for-black-women-1
2020 01 Oct
Initiative includes awareness campaign featuring Mary J. Blige and funding for screening and diagnostic services at approximately 15 U.S. facilities Hologic, Inc. , an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for...Read more
Radiation-for-early-stage-breast-cancer-1
2021 30 Mar
When a woman is confronted with a cancer diagnosis, there seems to be more questions than answers. If cancer is detected at an early stage, treatment can start sooner to ensure better outcomes. The fear of the unknown, such as radiation treatment, could also cause anxiety. However, there is good news. As an alternative to a mastectomy or whole...Read more
Passionate-about-breast-health
2021 16 Jul
Four radiologists share their passion for good breast health—the key to detecting cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. Hologic has made remarkable strides in the fight against breast cancer. When we introduced the first 3D mammography™ system on the market in 2011, we transformed radiologists’ ability to detect breast cancer earlier...Read more
Five-radiologists-speak-out-for-annual-mammograms
2021 16 Jul
SAVING LIVES, MINIMIZING INVASIVE TREATMENTS “It’s an undisputed fact, and I don’t think anyone would disagree, that annual screening mammograms saves the most lives,” says Dr. Harriet Borofsky of Mills-Peninsula, one of five radiologists featured in this short video: Why Mammography ? Unfortunately, according to Dr. Matthew Covington of...Read more
Want-more-innovation-in-womens-health-hmm-perhaps-hire-more-female-scientists
2021 20 Jul
Fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented technologies designed to address problems affecting women, say researchers from McGill University, Harvard Business School, and the Universidad de Navarra in Barcelona. Biases that limit the number of women in science and technology are well known, but the consequences...Read more
Do-tattoos-affect-mammograms
2021 20 Jul
While the tattoo trend continues, many newly inked Generation X and Millennials have started undergoing regular breast screenings. Radiologists have been spotting pigment in lymph nodes much more frequently, and more disturbingly, tattoo pigment can mimic malignant breast cancer. With 38% of Millennials having at least 1 tattoo, 32% of Generation...Read more
The-lasting-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-breast-cancer-screening
2021 18 Aug
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on global humanity, upending life as we know it and resulting in millions of lives lost across the world. In order to handle and best serve the constant influx of COVID-19 patients, health care facilities all over Europe have had to make sacrifices and reallocate resources, leading to delays and...Read more
Hologic-global-womens-health-index
2021 28 Sep
A B illion W omen Didn’t See a H ealthcare P rofessional in 2020 On Yahoo Finance Live, September 24th 2021, Hologic’s CEO, Steven Mcmillan, presented the findings of the 2020 Global Women’s Health Index. Given that Hologic (Marlborough, MA) is a women’s health company focused on diagnostics and...Read more
Womens-emotional-health-is-at-a-15-year-low
2021 11 Oct
Hologic ,along with Gallop, developed the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, a global comparative survey of women’s health. Its purpose is to provide factual data to support and guide global improvement in women’s health. Since 2005, Gallup has been interviewing nationally representative samples of women and men in over 160 countries and territories...Read more
Smartphone-app-could-improve-aspirin-use-in-preeclampsia
2021 31 Oct
Hypertension disorder in pregnancy, preeclampsia, affects about 1 in every 20 pregnancies globally and usually appears after 20 weeks of gestation. Taking low-dose aspirin can help prevent preeclampsia, but this prophylactic treatment is underused among high-risk patients. A communication gap between providers and patients is one likely cause examined...Read more
60-of-u-s-women-during-and-after-pregnancy-find-healthcare-unaffordable
2021 01 Nov
University of Michigan researchers in Ann Arbor examined financial hardship among U.S. women during and after pregnancy, which included the prevalence of cost-related unmet healthcare needs, unaffordable healthcare, and general financial stress. The study examined financial hardship in 3509 peripartum women, aged 18 to 45 years, who participated...Read more
Cervical-cancer-cut-by-87-in-hpv-vaccinated-women
2021 05 Nov
New research, funded by Cancer Research UK and published in The Lancet, found 87% lower cervical cancer rates in English women who were offered the Cervarix human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine vaccinated at ages 12 and 13 than unvaccinated women of similar age. This study provides the first direct evidence of Cervarix‘s effectiveness in lowering cervical...Read more
Women-prefer-false-alarms-over-missed-cancers-in-breast-cancer-screening
2021 14 Dec
A large German study found that most women who participate in breast cancer screening prefer a reliable cancer diagnosis over avoiding false-positive findings. Dr Toni Vomweg, a radiologist at Radiologisches Institut in Koblenz, Germany, presented the research findings at RSNA 2021. Mammography is the current standard of care for breast cancer...Read more
Digital-breast-tomosynthesis-continues-to-perform-well-after-10-years
2021 14 Dec
Over the last ten years, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has continued to provide better cancer detection with fewer false positives than 2D digital mammography. At RSNA 2021, Dr Liane E Philpotts of Yale School of Medicine presented a study comparing DBT’s performance to 2D mammography over a ten-year period. An X-ray source travels in...Read more
January-is-cervical-cancer-prevention-month
2022 14 Jan
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as the U.S. Congress marks January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The U.K also recognizes 17-23 January 2022 as Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Over 14,000 U.S. women are diagnosed each year. Globally, it was estimated in 2018 that cervical cancer caused 311,000 deaths making...Read more
Mammograms-shouldnt-revolve-around-covid-19-vaccinations
2022 16 Mar
The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) now recommends that women should not delay mammograms due to COVID-19 vaccinations. Lymph node swelling caused by vaccination presented a concern for false positives because this is a signal also associated with cancer. Women were advised in 2021 to delay mammograms to avoid false-positive results and unnecessary...Read more
Talk-test-treat-stds-are-preventable-treatable-and-mostly-curable
2022 14 Apr
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Week is observed in the U.S. yearly during the second whole week of April. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 20% of the U.S. (68 million) had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in 2018. About 26 million were new infections which incurred USD $16 billion in direct...Read more
Ai-in-population-breast-screening-cuts-radiologist-workload-by-63
2022 25 Apr
Danish and Dutch researchers recently demonstrated that using artificial intelligence (AI) as an aid in population-based breast screening can cut radiologist workload by 63% and false positive finding by 25%. Examining the mammograms produced by population-based breast cancer screening program produces a significant workload for radiologists....Read more
How-good-is-the-evidence-informing-breast-cancer-clinical-practice-guidelines
2022 05 May
A study published in Clinical Breast Cancer revealed that the quality of the systematic reviews that provide the evidence to inform clinical practice guidelines differed widely. The systematic reviews and meta-analyses used to inform the clinical practice guidelines for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (U.S.) and European Society...Read more
Flatiron-data-supports-using-palbociclib-plus-an-aromatase-inhibitor-for-metastatic-breast-cancer
2022 09 May
This Pfizer-sponsored study used de-identified data derived from the Flatiron Health Analytic Database in a retrospective observational study to demonstrate palbociclib (PAL) combined with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) is an effective first-line therapy for treating metastatic breast cancer. Hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor...Read more
Ai-catches-what-radiologists-miss-on-breast-screening
2022 16 May
A large German study found that AI can accurately detect and localise breast cancers on screening exams missed by radiologists, which in turn can reduce the frequency of cancers between screenings (usually 24 months). Many breast cancers are clinically detected due the onset of symptoms during the interval between breasts screenings. Often...Read more
Hologic-project-health-equality
2022 13 Jul
Hologic has partnered with other forward-thinking organizations to drive change that will impact women's lives for generations. This includes ALL women, regardless of race, caste or creed. Statistics show that Hispanic women are 40% more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer and 30% more likely to die from it than non-Hispanic white women....Read more
Refining-breast-cancer-screening-to-increase-effectiveness
2022 01 Aug
Cancer is a disease that, if left untreated, can progress and spread rapidly and cause death. Breast cancer has a diverse range of pathological entities and can incorporate indolent to aggressive legions. It can have varying histological patterns, clinical presentations, treatment responses and outcomes. Timely screening is essential, and intervening...Read more
Study-reveals-climbing-incidence-rates-of-late-stage-cervical-cancer-in-the-u-s
2022 02 Sep
The human papillomavirus causes more than 95% of cervical cancer (HPV), mostly due to HPV types 16 and 18 (WHO, 2022).In recent decades, the scale-up of cervical cancer screening, HPVtesting, and the drive for HPV vaccinations have massively contributed to reducing cervical cancer incidence in high-income countries (2022). New research, published...Read more
More-than-1-5-billion-women-worldwide-lack-essential-health-screenings
2022 21 Sep
Hologic Global Women’s Health Index finds widespread barriers to preventive care and a growing gap in women’s well-being between high- and low-income countries More than 1.5 billion women worldwide lack screenings for cancer, heart disease, diabetes or sexually transmitted diseases/infections – even though these conditions together affect...Read more
Women-and-infants-at-risk-as-maternity-care-deserts-increase-in-the-u-s
2022 21 Oct
According to a new report by non-profit March of Dimes , there has been an increase in the number of counties in the U.S. in which access to maternity support is severely restricted or absent.March of Dimes defined maternity care deserts as, “any county in the United States without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any...Read more
Rsna-2022-hologic-to-present-innovative-technology-advancements-in-womens-health
2022 04 Nov
Hologic will present four medical educational sessions at the Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), offering attendees the opportunity to engage and learn more about their products during the Lunch and Learns . Hologic Medical Education Lunch and Learns will include the following: ...Read more
Foetal-brain-development-impacted-by-maternal-stress-during-covid-19-pandemic-1
2022 09 Nov
The COVID-19 pandemic created many disruptions to everyday life, including disruptions in essential health services. To reduce the rate of transmission, many medical policies around pre and postpartum care were changed. Such changes were reported to be the most common stressors among pregnant women. Unfortunately, increased maternal stress is known...Read more