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Consumer-driven approach to determining health research priorities: what matters most to people living in rural Australia?

Rural, regional and remote (henceforth 'rural') communities face unique health challenges, including limited access to health care, workforce shortages, and higher disease burden. Consumer and community involvement is essential for …

Legislating infrastructure: a state-level model to accelerate endometriosis research and women's health equity.

Impact statement: A legislatively mandated, statewide endometriosis biorepository integrated within a multidisciplinary endometriosis focused program demonstrates how policy-driven infrastructure can integrate education, clinical care, harmonized biobanking, and translational research to …

Toward an Equity-Based Response to Endometriosis.

Brazil's national menstrual health program-Progress, gaps, and pathways to equity: A concept note (PLATO WP1).

Brazil recently implemented a national menstrual health program within its public health system (Sistema Único de Saúde [SUS]), representing a significant policy shift toward recognizing menstrual dignity as a public …

Closing the Gap: A Decade of Integrating Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital.

To evaluate how the 10-year integration of minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) at a safety net hospital impacted surgical approach, perioperative outcomes, and equity of MIH access across racial groups in …

TongueNet-GYN: a multimodal deep learning framework for non-invasive gynecological disease screening in digital public health.

Gynecological diseases, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis, are prevalent global health concerns. Conventional diagnostics often rely on invasive procedures or costly imaging, limiting accessibility in resource-constrained settings. …

Real-World Implementation of EndoConnect in Brazilian Primary Care: Formative Study of Usability, Engagement, and Equity in Digital Endometriosis Care.

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide and is associated with chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and reduced quality of life. In Brazil's …

Real-World Implementation of EndoConnect in Brazilian Primary Care: A Formative Study of Usability, Engagement, and Equity in Digital Endometriosis Care.

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide and is associated with chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and reduced quality of life. In Brazil's …

Potential Harm of the Use of the Word "Benign" in Gynecologic Care.

"Benign gynecologic conditions" is an umbrella term widely used to describe prevalent conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause in clinical guidelines, research, reviews, and …

From pain to policy: Improving endometriosis awareness, diagnosis, and treatment.

Despite affecting 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis remains underdiagnosed, under-researched, and underfunded. Tackling awareness gaps, diagnostic delays, and inadequate treatment requires earlier education, increased funding, and recognition of endometriosis as …