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
Women who served in Vietnam have higher odds of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than women stationed during that era in the United States, and this effect appears to be associated with wartime… …read more
A new report from the CDC shows that, while certain areas of support for breastfeeding mothers in the hospital have progressed, other areas still need improvement. …read more
HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. …read more
As ovarian transplants become an integral part of cancer treatment, research shows that it appears to be safe and effective, enabling pregnancy without triggering a relapse. …read more
For women with nonhereditary, early-stage cancer in one breast, a single mastectomy costs less and offers better quality of life than a double mastectomy, a new study suggests. …read more
Hospital support for breastfeeding mothers has nearly doubled nationwide through a global initiative, but more work is needed to increase the number of baby-friendly hospitals, according to an Oct. 6… …read more
Researchers led by Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS, professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, have shown that women with a gene variant (APOEe4 allele) associated with Alzheimer’s disease… …read more