Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for Clinical and Research Applications Recommendations of the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network* and Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group† Eric Schiffman, DDS, Richard Ohrbach, DDS, PhD, Edmond Truelove, DDS, MSD, et al. ABSTRACTAims: The original Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) Axis I diagnostic algorithms have been demonstrated to […]
joint, Musculoskeletal, NIH, pain
Enrollment and Monitoring of Women in Post-Approval Studies for Medical Devices Mandated by the Food and Drug Administration Ellen Pinnow, MS, Naomi Herz, BS, Nilsa Loyo-Berrios, PhD, and Michelle Tarver, MD, PhD Women may respond differently to medical devices due to factors such as genetics, body size, hormones, or other intrinsic sex-specific or extrinsic societal […]
FDA, medical devices
Responding to the New York Times article questioning the new AHA guidelines for cholesterol lowering should women take statins — even those without evidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) — when a baseline risk justifies use, according to co-author, Noel Bairey Merz, MD, professor of medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA during […]
Cardiology, CVD, Pharmacology, statin therapy
An official position statement of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nursing The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) maintains thatnurses and other clinical professionals should include routine cardiovascular health screening,provide education, and promote awareness at health care visits for women across the lifespan.
Cardiology, Women's Health
