WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy can safely ease middle-aged women’s symptoms during early menopause, data from a major women’s health study show. Women younger than 60 can use hormone replacement to treat symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats without significantly increasing their risk ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women approaching menopause appear to be at higher risk of depression, a new review indicates. Women in the transition period prior to menopause are 40% more likely to experience depression than premenopausal women, according to pooled data from seven studies involving more thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — All women should start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40, the nation’s top panel of preventive health experts announced Tuesday. About 20% more lives can be saved from breast cancer by moving the regular screening age up to age 40,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday. Central to the final rule, first proposed in September, is a requirement that a registered nurse be in every skilled nursing facility 24 hours a day, sevenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Active women using the pill appear to receive an added bonus from their birth control, a new study says. These women are less likely to suffer sprains and strains than women not on birth control, researchers reported recently in the journal Medicine &Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Keeping blood pressure under control could be crucial for women in preventing uterine fibroids, new research shows. Middle-aged women tracked for up to 17 years in a new study were 37% less likely to develop these painful growths if they treated their highContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Among U.S. women with migraine, a third say the attacks tend to coincide with their periods, a new survey finds. Migraines that occur during menstruation are often frequent and severe, but only about one in five respondents said they used medications aimed atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An increasing number of young men and women have decided they never want parenthood in the wake of the Dobbs decision revoking the constitutional right to an abortion, a new study finds. The number of young adults opting to undergo a permanent sterilizationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Young women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows. On average, young women waited two weeks before seeing a doctor about troubling breast symptoms, researchers found.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Health care cost and access are not the only barriers women face in getting lifesaving mammograms, a new government report finds. Food insecurity, lack of transportation, less hours at work and feelings of isolation also can keep women from getting screened for breastContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new research shows. “While cardiovascular risk factors are known to increase a person’s risk for dementia,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Menopause may cause a big shift in plaque buildup in women’s arteries, quickly bringing their heart risk to levels that equal men’s, a new study finds. “After menopause, women have much less estrogen and shift to a more testosterone-heavy profile,” explained study leadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a letter sent to teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that written consent must be obtained from patients before performing sensitive procedures such as pelvis and prostate exams. The agencyContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks are turning to Twitter for advice on contraception, but it doesn’t look like they’re getting answers from informed authorities, a new study finds. Only about 6% of tweets on reversible birth control methods come from official news or health care sources, accordingContinue Reading