Women's Health

The FDA approved abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy for adjuvant treatment of certain patients with early breast cancer.

As a disease that traditionally has been thought to only affect men, hemophilia has acquired the false reputation of being a “male-only” disease.

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer should be offered to all women aged older than 65 years with triple-negative or ER-negative breast cancer, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The FDA granted priority review to cemiplimab-rwlc for treatment of certain women with advanced cervical cancer.

Black and Hispanic women had a higher risk than white women for ED visits within 90 days after breast cancer surgery, according to a population-based study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

Premature menopause was associated with an increased risk for atherosclerotic CVD, according to new findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

Women exposed to higher concentrations of a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are at increased risk for terminating breastfeeding early, researchers reported.

While on-site at a same-day cancer screening program he helped to implement, Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD, FCAP, came across a crying woman.

The FDA is requesting that manufacturers of statins remove its strongest warning from current prescribing information, which states that these medications should never be used during pregnancy.

Female sex was identified as a main risk factor for depressive symptoms in COPD in a study published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.