The number of children born with birth defects potentially related to Zika virus was 20 times higher in 2016 than before the virus arrived in the United States. Medscape Medical News …read more
The US political war on women has reached an all-time apex, and women´s health physicians must speak out loudly on their behalf. …read more
Treating subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy does not improve 5-year cognitive outcomes in offspring vs no treatment; editorialists still support treating subclinical hypothyroidism early in pregnancy. Medscape Medical News …read more
Researchers suggest that a poor diet that increases inflammation in adolescence and early adulthood may raise the risk of premenopausal breast cancer. …read more
Dr Andrew Kaunitz describes results of a recent population-based study that supports the ‘critical window’ hypothesis of hormone therapy after menopause. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
The results of the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UK FOCSS), which is led by UCL, show that screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer every four months may reduce the likelihood… …read more
According to a study published in the distinguished journal PLOS ONE, urinary incontinence symptoms in middle-aged woman are linked to lower levels of exercise. …read more
Dr Kovacs reviews a study that looked at whether women who regularly use aspirin or NSAID take longer to conceive than women who don’t use pain relievers. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Women recently postmenopause have similar or improved benefits from physical activity, in terms of muscle and blood vessel function, as those premenopause. …read more
Use of osteoporosis-related services following a first hip fracture is alarmingly low among women 50 years of age and older in the US, new data indicate. Medscape Medical News …read more