Certain combinations of complications during pregnancy raise the mother’s risk of premature cardiovascular disease–related death decades later by as much as sevenfold, according to a report published… …read more
British researchers are calling for lower thresholds to diagnose gestational diabetes among women of South Asian ancestry. Medscape Medical News …read more
Birth control pills cause a small but significant increase in the risk of the most common type of stroke, according to a comprehensive report in the journal MedLink Neurology. …read more
A cesarean section is a procedure in which an incision is made into a woman’s abdomen and uterus to deliver a baby. Find out why it is used, its risks and the recovery period. …read more
Scientists hope a new silicone vaginal ring design will enable effective delivery of drugs against human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted diseases. …read more
Half (50.3%) of women who were pregnant at any time from October 2014 through January 2015 received influenza vaccination before or during pregnancy, according to responses from 1,702 participants in… …read more
Clinicians are reporting a syndrome of pain, fatigue, and autonomic dysfunction appearing after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Medscape Medical News …read more
Some good news from last year though; data for the 2014-2015 flu season shows similar vaccination rates for healthcare professionals as in the previous year, but still up from past years. Medscape Medical News …read more
In Medscape’s first-ever report on women in medicine, most female physicians in leadership positions say they are happy with both their careers and personal lives. Medscape Business of Medicine …read more
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas A&M Health Science Center compared hospital readmission rates for women who delivered their baby in rural versus urban… …read more