The largest and longest running clinical trial of medical therapies for heavy periods has found that women can be greatly helped by having treatments just from their GP, with most avoiding hospital… …read more
Women with lower levels of education and living in more deprived areas of the UK are at greater risk of coronary heart disease, and this is largely due to smoking, obesity and physical inactivity… …read more
The overdiagnosis of breast cancer via mammography screening is “larger than is generally recognized,” concludes a new study of SEER data from 1975 to 2012. Medscape Medical News …read more
Depression can have an effect on mother and baby both during and after pregnancy. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention with this article. …read more
Breast arterial calcifications on mammograms appear to be a marker for cardiovascular disease in women, researchers suggest, and could eventually be included in cardiovascular prediction tools. Medscape Medical News …read more
Patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, regardless of their BRCA mutation status, showed extended progression-free survival with the new PARP inhibitor niraparib. Medscape Medical News …read more
Debate about spindle nuclear transfer and the birth of a ‘three-parent baby’ and discussions on how best to deal with the reproductive consequences of the Zika virus promise a lively meeting. Medscape Medical News …read more
For years, scientists have studied how stem cells might be used to treat many diseases, including osteoporosis. …read more
Women’s superior verbal memory skills throughout life may keep them from receiving an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, so researchers are calling for sex-adjusted diagnostic tests. Medscape Medical News …read more
Contrary to a review from the World Health Organization in 2007, a new study finds no link between night shift work and increased risk of breast cancer. …read more