The 10 best period tracking apps
If you want to become an expert on when your next period is due or become more body aware, period tracking apps can help you. Here are the best 10 apps. …read more
Why you shouldn’t put off that Pap test any longer
It’s Cervical Health Awareness Month, so we turn to an important topic: the Pap test. What is it, should it scare you, and why should you get it done? …read more
New HHS Division to Protect Clinicians With Religious Objections
The Trump administration opens the new unit within HHS to focus on claims of coercion on medical staff to perform abortions and other procedures over religious objections. Medscape Medical News …read more
More Evidence Common Morning Sickness Drug May Not Work
A pill millions of women have used for morning sickness may not actually help relieve nausea, according to a new study that some doctors say reinforces their decision to stop prescribing the drug. Reuters Health Information …read more
ADHD Prescriptions Skyrocket Among Young Women
A spike in ADHD drug use among young women is a ‘public health concern,’ given the uncertainty about the safety of using ADHD medications during pregnancy, federal health officials say. Medscape Medical News …read more
Outcomes Get Worse for Pregnant Women With Diabetes in Scotland
Perinatal outcomes for mothers with diabetes in Scotland have not improved over time and, if anything, are worse today than they were 15 years ago. Medscape Medical News …read more
Popular morning sickness drug ‘ineffective,’ study reveals
When diet and non-medical treatments fail, a drug to treat morning sickness may be the answer. But new research calls its effectiveness into question. …read more
Starting periods early linked to health risks later in life
A study involving almost half a million people finds that a range of reproductive factors increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. …read more
All you need to know about vaginal boils
Learn about vaginal boils, which result in pus-filled lumps around a hair follicle. Included is detail on home remedies and when to see a doctor. …read more
Statue of Controversial Surgeon to Be Moved From Central Park
Dr J. Marion Sims, dubbed ‘the father of modern gynecology,’ performed experimental surgery on slave women without consent and without anesthesia. Medscape Medical News …read more