Mar 27, 2021 12:08 AM
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines 'safe and effective' in pregnant women
https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinic...ant-women/
INTRO: The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines are ‘safe’ for pregnant and lactating women, and offer strong immunity against the virus, a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found. The US study analysed the effects of the two vaccines on 84 pregnant, 31 lactating, and 16 non-pregnant women, with samples collected between 17 December and 2 March.
The researchers found that the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines generated ‘robust’ protection in pregnant and lactating women, with the immunity levels and side effects ‘similar to that observed in non-pregnant women’, adding that immunity also transferred via placenta and breastmilk. Although the report said the research data does not ‘elucidate potential risks [of the vaccine] to the fetus’, senior co-author of the study Professor Galit Alter told Pulse out of 10 babies that were born to date, none were adversely affected... (MORE)
Women who suffer from sensory loss more likely to report depression and anxiety
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202103...xiety.aspx
RELEASE: Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
The research, which has been published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, looked at survey data from more than 23,000 adults, where participants had self-reported whether they had suffered depression or anxiety, and also whether they experienced vision, hearing, or dual (both vision and hearing) sensory impairment.
Across the whole sample, the prevalence of depression and anxiety was between 2 and 2.56 higher in women compared to men.
Women with dual sensory impairment were almost three and a half times more likely to report depression or anxiety than those who did not have any impairments, while men with dual sensory impairment were more than two and a half times more likely to experience depression, and almost twice as likely to report anxiety than those with no impairment.
Professor Shahina Pardhan, Lead Author, Director of the Vision and Eye Research Institute, ARU: "Our study found that while sensory loss, particularly both vision and hearing loss, results in a higher number of the population reporting depression and anxiety, the association is particularly strong in women. This highlights the importance of interventions to address vision and hearing loss, especially in women. Some sensory loss is preventable or treatable, and clearly these issues are taking their toll not just on physical health, but mental health too."
The study used data from the Spanish National Health Survey.
https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinic...ant-women/
INTRO: The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines are ‘safe’ for pregnant and lactating women, and offer strong immunity against the virus, a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found. The US study analysed the effects of the two vaccines on 84 pregnant, 31 lactating, and 16 non-pregnant women, with samples collected between 17 December and 2 March.
The researchers found that the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines generated ‘robust’ protection in pregnant and lactating women, with the immunity levels and side effects ‘similar to that observed in non-pregnant women’, adding that immunity also transferred via placenta and breastmilk. Although the report said the research data does not ‘elucidate potential risks [of the vaccine] to the fetus’, senior co-author of the study Professor Galit Alter told Pulse out of 10 babies that were born to date, none were adversely affected... (MORE)
Women who suffer from sensory loss more likely to report depression and anxiety
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202103...xiety.aspx
RELEASE: Women who suffer from vision, hearing or dual sensory loss are more than twice as likely to report depression and anxiety as men who experience the same issues, according to a new study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
The research, which has been published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, looked at survey data from more than 23,000 adults, where participants had self-reported whether they had suffered depression or anxiety, and also whether they experienced vision, hearing, or dual (both vision and hearing) sensory impairment.
Across the whole sample, the prevalence of depression and anxiety was between 2 and 2.56 higher in women compared to men.
Women with dual sensory impairment were almost three and a half times more likely to report depression or anxiety than those who did not have any impairments, while men with dual sensory impairment were more than two and a half times more likely to experience depression, and almost twice as likely to report anxiety than those with no impairment.
Professor Shahina Pardhan, Lead Author, Director of the Vision and Eye Research Institute, ARU: "Our study found that while sensory loss, particularly both vision and hearing loss, results in a higher number of the population reporting depression and anxiety, the association is particularly strong in women. This highlights the importance of interventions to address vision and hearing loss, especially in women. Some sensory loss is preventable or treatable, and clearly these issues are taking their toll not just on physical health, but mental health too."
The study used data from the Spanish National Health Survey.