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Winter is right around the corner, which means the UK weather is dropping as we speak. The colder months only mean dry lips and skin, as well as shorter days. But one thing that might get side-stepped in the winter is something a little bit more intimate. Experts reckon some females often experience "winter vaginas" […]
Men are less likely than women to connect personal behavior such as tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diet or lack of exercise with increased risk of cancer or chronic disease, according to a recent study by University of Alberta public health researchers. The findings have implications for the way public health education programs and policies […]
Thousands of pregnant Brits struck down with severe vomiting condition like Kate Middleton consider abortions and suicide, experts warn Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) causes thousands to suffer persistent vomiting 5% of women have aborted wanted pregnancy because symptoms were severe And a quarter of women said they had suicidal thoughts due to the condition Thousands of women […]
In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology of Swedish women were pregnant, those with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were more likely to experience preterm birth and require cesarean delivery. The study included 921 women with PsA and 9,210 women without PsA. Risks of different pregnancy outcomes varied with the presence, timing, and type of antirheumatic […]
(HealthDay)—One way to help protect newborns from COVID-19 is for women to get their COVID vaccine while pregnant. A new study found that mothers-to-be who had either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine passed high levels of antibodies to their infants. Researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine discovered that 100% of 36 newborns tested […]
A review of the scientific literature published by Brazilian researchers shows that pregnant women infected by the novel coronavirus run a higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by persistent high blood pressure, usually in the second half of pregnancy or shortly after delivery. The disorder can cause serious harm to mother and […]
A new study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, along with collaborators from the CARRIERS consortium, suggests that most women with breast cancer diagnosed over 65 should be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing. The study was published Thursday, July 22, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Couch says that women over […]
Women who develop heart failure following certain breast cancer treatments are generally healthier and have a better prognosis than those with heart failure from other causes, a new study finds. Two widely used treatments for breast cancer are known to harm the heart. A class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines interferes with cancer cells’ DNA […]
Michelle Bradley Emebo’s maternal grandmother had open heart surgery. Her mother had a stroke at age 37, and her father has vascular dementia that has been linked to his smoking. Bradley Emebo’s family medical history came into play during the third trimester of her pregnancy, when she was diagnosed with high blood pressure at age […]
Black women are almost twice as likely to experience a stillbirth as white women, yet it’s rare we hear Black women speak out about their loss. Here, one woman shares her story of miscarrying her child at 18 weeks. Warning: the account below contains details about baby loss which some might find upsetting Each year in […]