Women's Health

Pregnancy Chemical Exposure

Women are exposed to dozens of dangerous chemicals during pregnancy, increasing risk of pre-term birth

Leading OB-GYN group breaks with CDC's vaccine schedule by advising COVID-19 and flu shots during pregnancy

Pregnancy Vaccine Recommendations

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may help lower risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Breast Cancer GLP-1s

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

Pa. Maternal Mortality

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug via telehealth – at least for now

Abortion Supreme Court

Medical experts rename polycystic ovarian syndrome, saying its effects are not just gynecological

PCOS New Name

Supreme Court temporarily restores mail access to abortion pill

Mifepristone Supreme Court

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

Syphilis Pregnant Women

Giving birth to more children may help protect women against stroke

women stroke births

Pa. court strikes down state ban on using Medicaid for abortions

Pennsylvania Abortion Medicaid

New AI tool that predicts 5-year breast cancer risk should be available to women at 35, NCCN guidelines say

mammogram artificial intelligence

Estrogen patches for menopause are getting harder to find due to shortages and increased demand

Estrogen Patch Shortage

Children's Health

Common chemicals used in plastics linked to millions of premature births

Preterm Births Phthalates

Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth, new research shows

Medication Abortion Teens

Women's pain often lasts longer than men's — that's not just a perception

Women Chronic Pain

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue

Menstrual Products Toxins

Women's arteries are less clogged than men's, but that doesn't protect them from heart attack risks

Women Heart Health

Worrying about aging doesn't help — it actually may speed up the process

Women Aging Anxiety

Pregnancy, breastfeeding may offer some protection against cognitive decline

Pregnancy Breastfeeding Cognition

Birth center coming to Germantown aims to fill void left by closure of Bryn Mawr's

Birth Center Germantown

Why medication abortion is the top target for anti-abortion groups in 2026

Medication Abortion Mifepristone

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, but these steps can help your body weather the hormonal shift

Menopause Weight Gain

Drinking tea instead of coffee may be better for your bones

Tea Bone Health

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

More women are using weight-loss drugs after giving birth, study says

Weight-loss drugs postpartum

Hormone therapy treatments for menopause no longer will carry warnings on heart disease, cancer

Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort, but it should be taken seriously

Is COVID during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn't

Radiation may be unnecessary as an early-stage breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Radiation

Homelessness during pregnancy presents many challenges — from access to care to complication risks

Pregnancy Homelessness Philly

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

Women are more likely than men to have depression, and genetics may play a big role in that disparity

Genes Depression

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Severe morning sickness doubles risk of mental health disorders after childbirth

Pregnancy Morning Sickness

Children's Health

Trump's claims on Tylenol's link to autism draw rebuke from scientists

Most U.S. women of reproductive age have elevated risk for birth defects

Temple's new Women and Families Hospital aims to reduce maternal health disparities

Temple Women's Hospital

About a third of pregnant women in the U.S. lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies

U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low last year, CDC says

Fertility Rate U.S.

Penn Medicine's new mammography van brings breast cancer screenings to those who might not otherwise get them

Penn Mammogram Van

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

mamava lactation

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