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This study shows that women with cardiovascular risk enhancers—but without traditional risk factors—show higher arterial stiffness, indicating hidden cardiovascular risk that standard risk assessments may miss. This underscores the need to broaden risk evaluation for women to include CVREs, consider noninvasive arterial stiffness screening where feasible, and pursue early, gender-tailored prevention to reduce future cardiovascular events.

This cross-sectional study looks at the relationship between racially-disproportionate police use of force (PUOF) and maternal health outcomes among Black and White women in New Jersey. The study provides evidence that institutionalized racism, measured through racially-disproportionate policing, contributes to maternal health disparities. Results suggest these effects may operate through stress-related pathways affecting mental health, which can subsequently impact birth outcomes.

"Studies show that solutions developed by men are often best suited for men; while those developed by female inventors are more inclusively designed…..we will draw from interviews with women surgeon innovators, map their journeys as pioneers in surgical innovation, navigate through the obstacles they encountered, and the recount invaluable lessons they learned along the way."

Academic Medical Centers play a key role in providing comprehensive abortion services, from primary care to complex specialty care, and in training future clinicians in abortion provision. The weekly number of abortions at University of Washington remained stable after Dobbs.