Women's Health

Racial disparities breast cancer

Black women do not face greater genetic risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Women now drink as much as men — and are prone to sickness sooner

Alcoholism Gender Gap

Period poverty remains a critical, yet overlooked, health issue, advocates say

Black women in Philly are far more likely to have severe childbirth complications, report shows

Racial disparities Maternity

Poorly managed gestational diabetes can lead to complications for mom and baby

Controlling gestational diabetes

Untreated thyroid conditions can adversely impact pregnancy

Hypothyroidism pregnancy

Freezing tumors has become a popular treatment for slow-growing cancers

Preeclampsia may triple a woman's lifetime stroke risk, study finds

Preeclampsia and stroke risk

Blue Cross Blue Shield pledges to cut maternal health disparities in half by 2026

Black Maternal Mortality

The gender vaccine gap: More women than men are getting COVID-19 shots

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

Obesity may increase a breast cancer survivor's risk for other cancers, study says

Weight loss

Racial disparities still persist in genetic testing for BRCA-related breast cancer

Carlette Burton Breast Cancer

COVID-19 vaccine effective among pregnant, nursing women and their babies, study shows

Black women represent more than 70% of Philly's pregnancy-related deaths, report shows

Philly Maternal Mortality

Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 pass antibodies to babies, data shows

COVID vaccine and pregnancy

Alcoholic liver disease cases have spiked during the pandemic, especially among young women

alcoholic liver disease pandemic

Women are often prescribed the wrong antibiotics for UTIs — and for too long

UTI antibiotics

Breast cancer death rates increasing among women under 40

Breast Cancer Screening

Entering menopause before age 40 often results in more severe symptoms

Premature menopause symptoms

Suicide risk five times higher among people with ADHD, study finds

ADHD suicide risk

Metal exposure linked to pregnancy complications, Rutgers study finds

Metal pregnancy complications

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Medical groups weigh in

Pregnant COVID Vaccine

A certain arm fracture may be a tell-tale sign of domestic violence

$Ulnar fracture domestic abuse$

Social isolation has many health risks – for women, they include hypertension

Social isolation risks

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are at higher risk for complications, the CDC says

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are at higher risk for complications, the CDC says

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Postpartum depression can persist years after childbirth, research shows

Breast cancer drug trials should include younger women, FDA says

Breast cancer young women

Breast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives

Philly breast cancer doctors

Children's Health

Vitamin D may protect unborn babies from childhood high blood pressure

Alcohol consumption surging amid pandemic – particularly among women

Alcohol consumption COVID-19 pandemic

Women often don't receive aggressive care for heart attacks – unlike men

Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

To address gender disparities in heart failure studies, add more female researchers

Women Heart Failure Research

Even a single alcoholic drink during early pregnancy increases miscarriage risk

Alcohol use pregnancy

More women are choosing to delay having children until their 40s — but the choice isn't without risks

Pregnancy after 40

Cotesting better detects cervical cancer than using HPV or Pap tests alone

Cervical cancer screening methods

Preterm birth increases mother's heart disease risk, study finds

Preterm delivery and heart disease risk

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