Women are less likely to receive basic life support for cardiac arrest from members of the public then men, the European Society of Cardiology announced today on International Women’s Day. …read more
ATLANTA – Targeted education to increase breastfeeding duration among women with gestational diabetes was feasible and effective in a randomized controlled lifestyle intervention trial. Of 100 women… …read more
ATLANTA – Targeted education to increase breastfeeding duration among women with gestational diabetes was feasible and effective in a randomized controlled lifestyle intervention trial. Of 100 women… …read more
Ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest malignancies, is actually a constellation of different cancers that may originate in other organs and should not be treated as a single disease, concludes a new… …read more
A study finds women who ate at least five yogurt portions per week had a lower risk of developing high blood pressure; the link was strongest for those on a healthy diet. …read more
The twin birth rate in the U.S. has surged over the last 30 years, mostly because of reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilization. …read more
In direct response to the Flint, Mich., water crisis, an expansion of Medicaid eligibility has been approved by the Department of Health & Human Services. Under the new <a… …read more
The Supreme Court justices appear split along ideological lines over whether two Texas abortion regulations unconstitutionally restrict women’s access to the procedure. During oral arguments March 2… …read more
Fetal abnormalities were detected among more than a quarter of pregnant women who underwent ultrasound examinations after testing positive for Zika virus infection. The small study, which included… …read more
The role that health care providers can and should play in promoting breastfeeding has come under scrutiny in recent years, often leaving doctors uncertain about how to discuss infant-feeding… …read more