New Wearable Technology can Help Older Women Stay Active and Healthy
Developing sportswear such as shoes and leggings embedded with wearable technology can now help women to remain active even as they age without fear of pain or injuries.
New wearable technology will be developed as part of a project to help ...
Why Does a Woman's Brain Change After Menopause?
Postmenopausal women have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, reveals a new study.
The study was published in the online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of ...
Enjoy Your Breastfeeding by Choosing a Comfortable Feeding Bra
Feeding bras , also known as nursing and maternity bras , can offer unconditional support to your breasts during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Here are some tips that will help expecting moms pick a correct fitting nursing bra .
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Abortions Hit a Record High During Covid in UK: Report
In England and Wales, abortions gained another all-time high last year.
In 2021, nearly 215,000 terminations were carried out, up 2% from the year before, media reports say.
According to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities ...
High Leptin Levels may Up Lifelong Heart Disease Risk in Mom and Baby
Elevated leptin levels in preeclampsia (a serious pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure) may increase the child and mother’s lifelong risk of having a heart disease, reveals a new study.
Before a baby is even born, critical ...
Infertility, Miscarriage and Stillbirth May Up Future Stroke Risk among Women
Women with a history of infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth have a higher risk of developing a stroke in later life, suggests a new study. The findings of the study are published in The BMJ .
Early monitoring of women who have experienced ...
Sleep Apnea: Why Do Postmenopausal Women Snore?
Postmenopausal women who have low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, reveals a new study.
The study was published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kai ...
Hormonal Treatment of Menopause May Not Help Certain Women
Managing menopause that requires hormonal treatment may fuel negative expectations which might be harmful to certain women, as per the study published in The BMJ .
"Menopause is a natural event for half of the population, but the experience ...
US Infertility Rate Increases
The rate of infertility among women in the United States in recent decades has remained largely, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Their new analysis of data collected from 1995 and 2019, and published in the journal Fertility and ...
Economic Burden of Physical Intimate Partner Violence
In the South American country of Colombia, the single-year health burden associated with physical intimate partner violence (IPV) was $90.6 million.
“Our findings demonstrate that at least 16% of the overall health costs among females aged ...
Evaluating Cancer-Related Death Risk Among Pregnant Women
The risks of severe maternal morbidity and mortality were increased among pregnancies complicated by cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology .
Cancer Related Pregnancy Complications: Unknown Risk Factor
Severe maternal ...
Recognizing, Understanding, and Managing Endometriosis
Much has changed in the world of endometriosis lately, from understanding what causes the disease’s diverse range of symptoms to how it is diagnosed and treated. Thankfully, some great resources are available online to quickly bring doctors up to ...
New Drug Decreased the Frequency, Severity of Hot Flashes
Fezolinetant reduced the frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes significantly in women going through menopause.
The SKYLIGHT 2 trial was a 52-week study to investigate the safety and efficacy of Fezolinetant on the ...
How Vitamin D Deficiency is Linked With Higher Risk of Miscarriage?
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage identifies new research with scientists hoping to discover whether supplements taken before pregnancy will lower the risk of miscarriage. It is extremely common, particularly ...
Bacteria in Your Vagina may Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth
The vaginal microbiome plays an important role in a woman’s reproductive health and may influence the outcome of preterm birth complications, suggests a new study published in mSystems , an open-access journal of the American Society for ...
