Women with heart problems are treated differently than men
Women with some cardiac conditions receive less evidence-based treatment than their male counterparts, research published today by the Medical Journal
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How long does it take to freeze your eggs? And other questions answered
The law around egg freezing is changing. After a public consultation, and thanks to new technology, the government has announced
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HIV, AIDS and Women's Health
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a species of retrovirus that specifically infects humans. Retroviruses invade host cells and alter the
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Surprisingly few women may have good heart health before pregnancy
Less than half of U.S. women entering pregnancy have good heart health, and those rates are falling, according to new
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What Black women in their 20s and 30s can do to prevent heart disease
Michelle Bradley Emebo’s maternal grandmother had open heart surgery. Her mother had a stroke at age 37, and her father
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Four in ten transgender women have HIV
(HealthDay)—Four in 10 transgender women have HIV, which shows the urgent need to offer them more prevention and treatment services,
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Women under 50 had worse long-term outcomes following COVID-19 hospitalization
Women under 50 and people who experienced severe disease had worse long-term outcomes following hospitalization with COVID-19. The first long-term
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COVID-19 infection rates high in pregnant women
The COVID-19 infection rate among pregnant women was estimated to be 70% higher than in similarly aged adults in Washington
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1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression
Period poverty, a lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, and other unmet menstrual health needs can have far-reaching consequences
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Heart disease kills twice as many women annually as breast cancer
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