Endometriosis: It’s Not Just Painful Periods
Latest Women’s Health News SUNDAY, March 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Chronic pelvic pain — typically during menstruation — is the most common indication of endometriosis, an incurable inflammatory condition that can cause infertility, an expert says. About 10% of women have the disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside of it […]
The Case Number That Will Make the Unsafe Safe, Revealed
In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief, discusses a new model he has created to answer the question: at what point can we stop masking and still keep the immunocompromised safe? The following is a transcript of his remarks: Hi, this is Jeremy Faust, editor-in-chief […]
Women in Healthcare: ‘Then’ and ‘Now’
Reflecting during Women’s History Month on the headway women have made in healthcare illuminates many areas of progress and also the many disparities that remain. Consider the “then” and “now” of five key issues facing women in medicine, both as professionals and patients themselves. 1. Women Physicians Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the U.S. […]
COVID Vaccine May Change Menstrual Cycle – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Women’s Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may slightly and temporarily extend the time between a woman’s menstrual periods, a new study reports. On average, researchers found that the extra time amounts to slightly less than one day. It’s something many women would […]
Could Breastfeeding Help Women Keep Their Smarts as They Age?
Latest Women’s Health News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) Might breastfeeding affect a new mother’s future brain health? That’s the intriguing question posed by a new study that flips the narrative from the often-touted benefits for baby to what impact breastfeeding might hold for Mom years later. […]
AHA News: Women May Be More Willing Than Men to Donate Organs
Latest Women’s Health News FRIDAY, Sept. 24, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Men and women have similar reasons for becoming – or not becoming – an organ donor, according to a new study. Yet women appear more willing to donate their organs to family members or strangers. The results, published Sept. 24 in […]