Hormone therapy led to fewer deaths related to first myocardial infarction (MI) in a registry of older women, but after an MI, the treatment seems to do more harm than good. Medscape Medical News …read more
Women who served in Vietnam have higher odds of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than women stationed during that era in the United States, and this effect appears to be associated with wartime… …read more
A new report from the CDC shows that, while certain areas of support for breastfeeding mothers in the hospital have progressed, other areas still need improvement. …read more
HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. …read more
For women with nonhereditary, early-stage cancer in one breast, a single mastectomy costs less and offers better quality of life than a double mastectomy, a new study suggests. …read more
As ovarian transplants become an integral part of cancer treatment, research shows that it appears to be safe and effective, enabling pregnancy without triggering a relapse. …read more