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Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) are recruiting pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), their newborns and spouse for a study to investigate how early-life exposure influences gut microbiota and IBD risk in the offspring, and to develop novel treatments for the increasingly prevalent condition.

Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, may improve the chances of conception among couples who struggle with infertility, according to a recent review.

In the updated analysis of the phase III EMERALD trial, the next-generation oral SERD* elacestrant continued to show favourable signals for the treatment of ER+/HER2– metastatic breast cancer (mBC).

Among patients with prediabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the use of metformin appears to be associated with lower incidence of severe COVID-19, according to a study.

In the final overall survival (OS) analysis of the phase III PAOLA-1*/ENGOT-ov25 trial, the addition of olaparib to bevacizumab provided a survival benefit for women with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer with HRD**-positive (HRD+) tumours.

Among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the conversion to prediabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) appears to be high, a recent study has found.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling for cervical cancer screening is highly acceptable among Singaporean women, with the strategy deemed accurate and easy to perform, a study has found.

Pregnant or recently pregnant women who needed intensive care admission due to COVID-19 tend to live in poorer areas and are less likely to have been vaccinated, a recent study has found.