Women's Health
Conference Coverage
Big missed opportunities for BP control in premenopausal women
A new NHANES analysis found no improvement in hypertension control over the past decade and evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in these...
News
Antiseptic as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent UTI
Using methenamine hippurate as an alternative could play an important role in helping to tackle the global problem of increasing antibiotic...
News
Sleep apnea may increase joint pain, fatigue in older women
“Women complaining about their joint pains could be good candidates for a sleep-lab study to investigate if they have OSAS or not, especially when...
News
Past spontaneous abortion raises risk for gestational diabetes
Retrospective study showed no association between history of induced abortion and gestational diabetes.
News
15th Report on Carcinogens Adds to Its List
Conference Coverage
Early menopause, early dementia risk, study suggests
Early menopause is linked to an increased risk of presenile dementia before age 65 years in a large study, suggesting the need for close...
Commentary
A Pioneer in Women’s Federal Practice
Spanning active military duty, public health efforts, and the Veterans Health Administration, Margaret Craighill, MD, epitomizes the selfess...
News
Irregular and long periods linked to NAFLD
When compared with regular menstrual cycles, irregular cycles were associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a study, but experts are...
News
1 in 7 breast cancers ‘overdiagnosed’ in women 50-74
“While our results confirm that breast cancer overdiagnosis is real, they also reassure that it is not as alarmingly frequent as the most...
News
Assisted reproduction tied to increased risk for vascular, pregnancy complications
The findings highlight the importance of counseling women who are considering ART about health and pregnancy, as well as postpartum-related risks...