A new study suggests a blood test might help predict postpartum depression risk.
RFK Jr. demonstrated uncertainty over Medicare fundamentals during his nomination hearing.
A study underscores that preventing preeclampsia is key to reducing serious postpartum complications.
A report highlights confusion over Tennessee’s recent Medicaid expansion for postpartum care.
A study finds that postmenopausal women are significantly more at risk for long COVID compared to men.
The abrupt cancellation of NIH meetings may hinder critical medical research.
A federal judge stopped Trump’s move to freeze federal funding that supports essential health programs.
It’s popular on TikTok, but is beef tallow really a natural moisturizer?
Despite state-level abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the number of abortions performed in the U.S. decreased by only 2% that year, according to a CDC report.
A study published in BMJ Mental Health found that the oral microbes in pregnant women are linked to their stress levels and mental health symptoms.
After analyzing genetic data from over 600,000 people, researchers found that depression likely causes period pain–rather than resulting from it.
Alex Taylor of Perelel and Kathryn Schubert of the Society for Women’s Health Research argue that investing in women’s health is not only a moral imperative, but also an economic one.
Research funded by the NIH found that sleep affects blood pressure differently in men and women.
A panel discussion featured in The American Journal of Managed Care explores how sleep disturbances during menopause significantly impact women’s health – even if they aren’t hot flashes.
In one example, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s entire OB-GYN department is shutting down, highlighting the severity of the crisis.
The Texas committee responsible for examining all pregnancy-related deaths in the state has decided to skip cases in 2022 and 2023, the first two years after the state’s full abortion ban went into effect.
Looking at infertiity rates in the wake of Trump administration officials, like top health nominee RFK Jr., claiming that it is on the rise.
In 2012, Savita Halappanavar, a dentist in Ireland, died after doctors failed to give her an abortion when her amniotic sac ruptured at 17 weeks pregnant.
Porsha Ngumezi had a miscarriage at 11 weeks, and bled so much in emergency department she had needed two blood transfusions.
A study in JAMA found that first-time mothers who suffered serious complications during their pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum period were 12 percent less likely to have a second baby.