Women’s Health News

Women should be screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 years, according to a new recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Severe maternal morbidity was associated with increased risk for mental health hospitalization or emergency department visit up to 13 years postpartum, according to a population-based Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Pregnant and lactating women have historically been excluded from most clinical research, often due to perceptions of greater legal liability if a woman, her fetus or infant is harmed by an intervention.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, about benefits of plant-based eating plans for women’s health

The FDA approved pivmecillinam tablets to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by susceptible isolates of Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus for women, according to an agency press release.

More than half of people expecting a baby said in a survey that they were “very likely” to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus during pregnancy, researchers reported.

The use of hormone therapy among women aged 65 years or older was associated with reductions in the risks for mortality, certain cancers and cardiovascular outcomes that varied by hormone therapy type, a recent study found.

Among patients with chronic coronary syndrome, women were less likely than men to be treated with lipid-lowering therapy, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024.

Perinatal PTSD diagnoses significantly increased from 2008 to 2020, with rates varying based on race and ethnicity, according to a cross-sectional study published in Health Affairs.

An 8-week prescription digital therapeutic for treatment of postpartum depression symptoms received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a press release from Curio Digital Therapeutics.