Some women were found have a stronger (or more effective) natural barrier against HIV and other sexually transmitted infectionsResearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have… …read more
Laparascopic hysterectomies are less invasive than abdominal ones, with fewer perioperative morbidities and faster recovery, but, in some cases, the uterus cannot be removed without prior… …read more
Influenza is known as an infectious respiratory disease, but a study published on October 8th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that infected cells in breast tissues could play a role in virus transmission… …read more
The FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel tests for 14 bacterial, viral, and yeast pathogens, and provides results in 60 minutes. FDA Approvals …read more
The number of hospitals implementing a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a global standard for hospital care, nearly doubled from 2007 to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control… …read more
The US Endocrine Society’s new guidelines on the treatment of menopausal symptoms favors HRT in carefully selected women who are both bothered by their symptoms and who want to take it. Medscape Medical News …read more
An analysis of more than 11,000 women undergoing BRCA genetic testing reveals that most do not get genetic counseling by trained genetics professionals. Medscape Medical News …read more
When women’s health clinics close because of government funding cuts aimed at abortion providers, fewer women seek lifesaving preventive care that can identify health threats such as cancer, research… …read more
Pelvic girdle pain is a common problem during pregnancy; new research shows that exercise before pregnancy can reduce the incidence of this pain. …read more
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