Women's Health

Maternal Health Food Insecurity

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

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

Maternal deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1999, study finds

Maternal mortality

To reduce maternal deaths, Pennsylvania will begin tracking pregnancy and birth complications

Maternal Morbidity Pennsylvania

The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s reproductive health

Cosmetics Chemicals Fertility

Cycle syncing has women tailoring their workouts to their menstrual phases; here's how it works

Cycle Syncing Workouts

Mammograms at 40? Breast cancer screening guidelines spark fresh debate

Breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40, U.S. task force says

Breast Cancer Screenings

Breast cancer screenings for Black women should begin earlier, study finds

Breast Cancer Screening

People at high risk of breast cancer will have all screening costs, genetic testing covered by insurance in Pennsylvania

Susceptible to UTIs? Drinking cranberry juice can prevent them, study finds

Cranberry Juice UTIs

Toni Braxton says a doctor's visit saved her from a lupus-related heart attack

Toni Braxton Lupus

Medical advancements are giving breast cancer patients more surgical options

Breast cancer surgery

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