Women's Health

UTI Vaccine

A new UTI vaccine shows promise in preventing recurrent infections

Lack of sleep could increase risk of high blood pressure, study says

sleep high blood pressure

Wearing a sports bra that's too tight may impact your workout, study finds

sports bra health study

Women may achieve more health benefits with less exercise compared with men, study finds

women exercise health benefits

Do you wear makeup while exercising? Here's how it may affect your skin

makeup skin exercise

Health Insurance

If you're poor, fertility treatment can be out of reach

Pregnancy Test Fertility

Walgreens stores in Pennsylvania to begin selling abortion pill mifepristone

Walgreens Pennsylvania Mifepristone

Pregnant women who receive mental health support are less likely to develop postpartum depression, study shows

Pregnancy Postpartum Depression

Smart rings are becoming a trend for tracking important health metrics

01162024 Evie smart ring.jpg

Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?

Mammogram AI Software

Tylenol use during pregnancy could cause language delays in children, researchers say

Tylenol Pregnancy Language

To improve maternal health in Philly, a Penn Medicine program has homed in on food insecurity

Maternal Health Food Insecurity

Stress can cause high blood sugar in women trying to conceive, study finds

Pregnancy stress levels blood sugar

Most pregnant women develop morning sickness – and scientists now know why

Morning sickness hormone

Pregnant women who use marijuana face higher risk of birth complications, study finds

Marijuana Pregnant Women

Pennsylvania looks to expand access to doulas in 2024

Pa. Doulas 2024

Exercise can improve metastatic breast cancer patients' quality of life, study finds

Metastatic Breast Cancer Exercise

Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it

New treatment for postpartum depression offers hope, but the stigma attached to the condition still lingers

Postpartum Depression Treatment

Gaining too much weight while pregnant raises longterm risks of death from heart disease, diabetes

Pregnancy Weight Gain

Breast cancer often doesn't begin with a noticeable lump; here are other signs to watch for

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children's health

Penn CHOP Pregnancy

Women with sleeping difficulties may be at greater risk of high blood pressure, study finds

Insomnia Women Hypertension

Taking aspirin while on birth control pills may increase the risk of blood clots, study finds

Birth Control NSAID Blood Clot

Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy linked to higher risk of childbirth complications, study finds

Maternal Morbidity Heat Study

Warning signs for cardiac arrest are different in men and women, study finds

Ambulance Cardiac Arrest

Women who undergo infertility treatments may have a higher risk of stroke – but it remains rare, study finds

Severe pregnancy complications have surged in Pennsylvania, and they're particularly prevalent in Philly

Children's Health

New Jersey schools to provide free menstrual products to students

RSV vaccine for babies, given to their mothers during pregnancy, receives FDA approval

Cancer rates among people in their 30s have risen significantly, study finds

Cancer Young Adults

Menstrual discs are better for heavy periods than tampons or pads, study finds

Menstrual Products Study

FDA warns against using certain pregnancy, ovulation and UTI tests

FDA Pregnancy Tests

Pregnant women should get a shot to protect their babies from whooping cough – but most people don't know this

Pregnancy Vaccines Pertussis

Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

A wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at home

Breast Cancer Screening Bra

Black women weigh emerging risks of 'creamy crack' hair straighteners

Men historically have drank themselves to death more often than women – but that is changing, study finds

Alcohol Deaths Women

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?

Opill Cost Insurance

First over-the-counter birth control pill approved by the FDA

Opill OTC Birth Control

New blood test predicts which pregnant women will develop preeclampsia

Preeclampsia Blood Test

A new law is supposed to protect pregnant workers — but what if we don’t know how?

Pregnant Workers Protections

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