Women's Health

Home Birth 07182019

Home birth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes

Today is #BumpDay: help spread word about rising maternal mortality rates in U.S.

Pregnant woman holding stomach

Melatonin supplements may mess with birth control pills

birth control pills unsplash

Caregiver depression linked to more ER visits for patients with dementia

Caregiver Depression Seniors with Dementia

Women's mental health likely to improve after quitting alcohol

quitting alcohol mental health

Maternity Care Coalition helps families adjust to pregnancy, parenting

Maternity Care Coalition Philadelphia Nonprofits

Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings

Chocolate Bars 06282019

Antibacterial has negative impact on bone health — especially in women

triclosan osteoporosis women

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi opens up about mastitis, a painful breast infection

Nicole Snooki Polizzi motherhood mastitis

Study: Overdose, suicide among top causes of death for new moms

suicide overdose new moms

Alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer — and few women know that

alcohol breast cancer risk

Sleeping with TV or light on can lead to weight gain in women, study finds

0611_Blue light women weight gain

Midwifery practice eyes Philly's first birth center – with your help

philadelphia midwife collective birth center

People are less likely to die of heart disease in states that expanded Medicaid, Penn Medicine study finds

Heart Disease Medicaid Expansion Penn Medicine Study

This common dietary supplement ingredient has been tied to higher risk of miscarriage

Vinpocetine 06042019

'The pill' may protect against ACL injuries in women, study finds

birth control acl injury

Temple alum, former 'Today' show host Tamron Hall talks pregnancy at 48

Tamron Hall baby People magazine

U.S. fertility keeps dropping – but there's no reason to panic

Sonogram 05162019

New mental health care guidelines for females promote empathy, empowerment

female mental health care guidelines

These are the non-negotiable health care screenings all women should be getting

health care screenings women should be getting

Is it a feminist right to want more sex? One company thinks a pill is the answer

Right to Desire Web Site 05102019

Black women, other minorities, are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes

Black women pregnancy deaths

Having migraines might protect you from Type 2 diabetes, study finds

depression pexels

Chrissy Teigen joins forces with Pa-based health network for postpartum depression awareness

chrissy teigan postpartum awareness

Look for these warning signs of an abusive relationship

VIolence Against Women 04252019

Behavioral health issues drive gender gap among millennials

Depression Women Millennials

Planned Parenthood’s ‘risky strategy’ to update its image

Stock_Carroll - Planned Parenthood

Everything you need to know about birth control

Birth control pills 04182019

Children's Health

Experts find insufficient evidence to screen young children, pregnant women for lead without symptoms

lead exposure pregnant women children

University of Pennsylvania pilot program to offer free menstrual products on campus

upenn free menstrual products

This 'invisible illness' doesn't have a known cause or effective treatment

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

FDA approves bone-building osteoporosis treatment geared toward high-risk women

Evenity Osteoporosis Amgen 04102019

Penn Medicine shortens hospital stays for mothers and their newborn babies

Newborn Baby at Hospital

Type-2 diabetes before age 40 carries excess risk of death, especially for women

03132019_diabetes_blood_sugar_Pexels

FDA proposes update to mammography regulations for first time in 20 years

0117201*_mammogram_NIH

FDA panel to review safety of breast implants this week

breast implant safety panel

FDA approves first drug to treat postpartum depression

postpartum depression treatment

Heart attacks can happen to young and fit women – as South Jersey mother learned

Heart Attack SCAD

Bucks County woman became pregnant twice despite colorectal cancer

lauren ricotton colorectal cancer mom

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