WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Pill prevents pregnancy — and maybe ovarian cancer, too, a new study suggests. Women who’ve ever used the contraceptive pill have a 26% lower risk of ovarian cancer, researchers say. Women who used the pill after age 45 benefit even more, withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone have received a boost from a federal judge who took the bench during President Donald Trump’s first term. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that Missouri, Kansas and Idaho can move ahead with aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women past menopause can protect themselves from future fractures through infrequent, cheap IV infusions of a bone-strengthening drug. Women 50 to 60 who got two IV infusions of zoledronate (Reclast) within five years had a 44% lower risk of spinal fractures, compared toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence might be able to more quickly and affordably identify menopausal women who are having problems with memory or cognition. AI effectively identified women with severe subjective cognitive decline (SCD), or self-perceived confusion or memory problems, researchers report in a new studyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women who live far from an abortion clinic depend on telehealth and mail to obtain access to medication abortion, a new study says. Each 100-mile increase in distance from an abortion provider increased telehealth requests for abortion pills by about 61%, researchers reportedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Relying on natural and fertility awareness methods to prevent pregnancy might be linked to an increase in abortions, a new study suggests. Use of hormonal birth control methods like the pill has declined by nearly half among women seeking an abortion in theContinue Reading
Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A fecal transplant could help people whose type 1 diabetes has fouled up their digestive system. Swallowing a handful of capsules filled with donor feces helped ease gut pain, nausea, bloating and diarrhea stemming from diabetes, researchers reported in a study published recentlyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — AI might be able to boost the success rates of in vitro fertilization among hopeful families. An AI program can help doctors analyze ultrasound scans to determine the best timing for a hormone injection associated with egg collection, researchers write in a newContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Abortion bans have led many young people to decide they’d rather forego having kids than ever face that dilemma. A surge in permanent contraception immediately followed the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, researchers said in a new study publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s binge drinking might be related to her hormones. The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal Nature Communications shows. Specifically, estrogen causes women to “pre-game,” or consume large quantitiesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Abortion pills are safe and effective, but some pain will be part of the process for most women. However, many women are surprised by exactly how much pain is involved in a medication abortion, a new study says. They’re frequently told that theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning — a black-box warning — for Veozah, a medication used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks. In new communication issued Dec.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s sex drive often diminishes with age, particularly during perimenopause when issues like pain and vaginal discomfort arise. A new study, however, reveals that sexual identity may play a key role in sexual well-being during midlife. The study, published Dec. 18 in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing. Instead of needing to have a complete pelvic exam,Continue Reading