A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD finds research published online in the journal @ThoraxBMJ. Read the study here: https://t.co/UUmjDy9eo9
Our study found that early menopause before the age of 45, particularly premature menopause before the age of 40, is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women, and the risk is higher for some ethnic groups. https://t.co/RuHXNCb509 @WandCre@mishra_gita
@UQMedicine @uqsph
#UQ research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.
Read more about the findings: https://t.co/8rpST1xzLv
@UQMedicine
@HF_Chung@mishra_gita 📸Adobe
There are less Queenslanders who report very good health compared to the national average across 4 age groups in the @ALSWH_Official this maybe due to increase prevalence in chronic conditions
It’s been a super interesting morning at the #QLDWomensHealth forum. Fascinating talk by Dr Belinda Barnett on community advocacy for women against obstetric violence. @whrtn_ahra@UQ_News
Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women https://t.co/BcDTV3AkyN @mishra_gita@HF_Chung@WandCre
Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that miscarriage and stillbirth are associated with increased risk of stroke among women. The findings were published in Stroke https://t.co/v3TvRNAefG @WandCre@mishra_gita @UQMedicine
Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after #UQResearch showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer.
https://t.co/0d0v7Y4FrG
@UQMedicine @mishra_gita@HF_Chung
Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that early menopause before age 45 is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer primarily among smokers. https://t.co/PrLEngEFMr