Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

Exercise interventions reduced the risk for postpartum depression and the severity of depression and anxiety in women who recently gave birth, in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed.

Later age at natural menopause may be a risk factor for asthma, potentially due to prolonged estrogen exposure, data from a longitudinal study show.

Significant barriers to divorce during pregnancy and reproductive health care led to serious health risks among pregnant or recently pregnant women in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

Individuals with a predelivery history of concussion appeared to be at increased risk for severe maternal mental illness, highlighting the importance of screening and supportive care for this high-risk group, according to researchers.

Sexually active women in the U.S. made moderate changes to their contraceptive use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national survey estimates published in Contraception.

The WikiGuidelines collaborative has published its third clinical practice guidance — this one on the prevention, diagnosis and management of UTIs.

Even as a young child, Hugh S. Taylor, MD, was fascinated by how the world works.

The addition of cadonilimab to first-line chemotherapy improved outcomes among certain women with cervical cancer.

The detection of specific genomic alterations in circulating tumor DNA appeared linked to poorer outcomes among women with metastatic breast cancer, according to study results.

Women who traveled out of state for abortion care were more likely to incur catastrophic health expenditures, which were associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and depression, survey data show.