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National guidelines have just been developed for preventing stroke in women. Stroke awareness is important, as one in five women will have a stroke in her lifetime. Stroke is the number three cause of death in women; about 55,000 more women than men die of stroke each year.
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Results of a new study indicate that vulvodynia incidence varies by age, ethnicity, and marital status, with a potential higher risk for women with pre-existing depression, sleep, or pain disorders.
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Research has just provided a first step toward providing a more informed way of classifying endometriosis based on the underlying biological cause of the disease. Scientists might be able to develop a patient stratification system similar to that used for breast cancer patients, whose treatments are tailored to the molecular profile of their tumors.
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The history and physical exam are the cornerstones of diagnosis, but some serious pelvic conditions can have a nondescript history and minimal physical findings.
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Health homes, a patient-centered initiative that provides coordinated care for high-risk Medicaid beneficiaries with multiple or severe chronic conditions, offer huge new opportunities for case managers, says Margaret Leonard, MS, RN-BC, FNP, senior vice president for clinical services at Hudson Health Plan, in Tarrytown, NY.
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In the past, the highest-cost Medicaid patients often received care from a variety of different entities that did not always coordinate with each other and often provided duplicative services, says Deirdre Astin, health program administrator, New York State Department of Health. The health home model aims to change all of that, she says.
