Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bladder issues common for women of all ages
For many women, especially those who have had children, leakage of urine is a common complaint. So, too, is an urgency to use the bathroom.
Sep 27, 2022
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News tagged with younger women
Diabetes
Study finds increased risk of type 2 diabetes after hysterectomy especially in younger women
Women (especially those aged younger than 45 years) who have undergone a hysterectomy may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study of more than 83,000 middle-aged French women who were ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new ultrasound technique for earlier detection and diagnosis of breast cancer
Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have demonstrated the first in-person measurements of breast tissue using an innovative new detection technique, which has the potential to significantly improve breast ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert explains ageism's toll in the age of COVID
Margaret Morganroth Gullette is one of the nation's leading voices on the negative impacts and violence of ageism. Gullette, 81 and a resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center of Brandeis University, is the ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Hypertension in pregnancy is getting more common for Gen Z women
Gen Zers and millennials are about twice as likely to develop high blood pressure during pregnancy than women from the baby boom generation were, a new study finds. This includes conditions such as preeclampsia and gestational ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers map incidence of malaria in pregnancy in Brazil
A survey of malaria among pregnant women in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) has been published in Lancet Regional Health—Americas. According to the researchers, the study is the first to provide ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Thinking about freezing your eggs to have a baby later? Here are three numbers to help you decide
Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their chance of having a baby later in life. But they need to know it's more like a lottery than an insurance policy.
Aug 10, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups
Published today in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease study, the most comprehensive assessment of worldwide contraceptive need and use estimated that over 160 million women and adolescents with a need to prevent childbearing ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Motherhood after breast cancer doesn't lower survival chances
Having a baby after breast cancer does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving the disease. A new study shows that survival is no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before, and those with ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Post-Roe, pregnancies will cause greater health issues, health care experts say
Women with unwanted pregnancies will be exposed to higher risks of maternal mortality, increased bad pregnancy outcomes and greater divide in access to health care as a result of the recent Supreme Court overturn on Roe v. ...
Jul 5, 2022
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