Picture a patient filling out a pre-visit questionnaire on the social determinants of health before seeing their doctor. Some of the questions ask if their partner has been abusive toward them. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians should screen for violence in pregnant or postpartum women and women of reproductive age. Health care ...

Earlier this month, President Biden issued an Executive Order that focused on advancing women’s health and closing health disparities. Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Order brought ...

One in 20 women reported intimate partner violence (IPV) while pregnant, according to a new report released on Dec. 5 by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). A study conducted from 2016 to 2022 found ...

A new technology can pinpoint victims of intimate partner violence four years earlier than other detection systems and with 80% accuracy. The Automated Intimate Partner Violence Risk Support System ...

Victims of intimate partner violence with suicidal behavior have characteristic injury patterns on medical imaging, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. One in every 50 men in California has been violent against an intimate partner in the past year. Just under two percent ...

Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence in women of reproductive age, including those who are pregnant and ...

In a few days, Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins. Across October, awareness-raising activities will roll out, offering an opportunity to counter the common misconception that intimate violence ...

Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of ...