TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Families who usually travel to see each other on Thanksgiving should stay home and hold virtual celebrations instead, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in guidance on holiday safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Young Women Benefit From Surgery for Breast Asymmetry
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Surgical treatment of breast asymmetry in young women yields significant and sustained improvements in psychosocial quality of life, according to a study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Women With AMI-Cardiogenic Shock Treated Less Aggressively
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among young adults with acute myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS), women are treated less aggressively and have higher in-hospital mortality than men, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in Circulation: Heart Failure.
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Gabapentin Does Not Lower Pain Scores in Chronic Pelvic Pain
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with chronic pelvic pain, gabapentin treatment does not result in significantly lower pain scores and is associated with more side effects than placebo, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in The Lancet.
Lockdown Tied to Worsening of Musculoskeletal Conditions
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Early stages of the U.K. COVID-19 lockdown had negative consequences for people with musculoskeletal conditions, according to a letter to the editor published online Sept. 22 in Rheumatology: Advances in Practice.
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Company Pays $60 Million to Settle Pelvic Mesh Case
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A company has agreed to pay $60 million to settle charges by U.S. state attorneys general that it failed to adequately inform women of dangerous side effects associated with permanent pelvic mesh devices.
Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of Medicare
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During 2018, prices paid to hospitals by privately insured patients averaged 247 percent of what Medicare would have paid, according to a study from the RAND Corporation.
Suicidal Behaviors, Deaths Lower for Childhood Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of childhood cancer have a lower prevalence of suicidal behaviors and mortality, but the prevalence of suicidal ideation is similar to that of the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Cancer.
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Exposure to Maternal Gestational Diabetes Tied to Higher CVD Risk
AMI, Stroke Risk Elevated for Women With Preeclampsia Within 20 Years 
Sexual Dysfunction Common Among Young Women With Cancer 
Self-Cut Mesh Noninferior for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Procedure 
Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications 
Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes 
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant 
Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs 
