Plans to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 and transform gynaecology services, ending long waits, feature in the second phase of Scotland’s women’s health plan. This phase...
A global menopause heart health study has won US$10m to launch the largest trial to detect silent artery changes and test earlier prevention. The SHE-HEALS study,...
Women with high blood pressure in pregnancy may protect their brain health through better blood pressure management after giving birth, research has found. Women who monitored...
Patients who undergo unplanned caesarean deliveries face higher odds of acute psychological stress after birth, a recent study has revealed. The study followed more than 1,100...
Each January, millions engage in intense workout routines and rigid fitness challenges in a bid to enhance personal fitness for the year ahead. But women-led period...
Repeated exposure to bodily waste appears to lower disgust in parents, with effects that persist beyond infancy, a study of 99 parents and 50 non-parents suggests....
A simple DNA test using circulating tumour DNA could forecast how advanced breast cancer responds to treatment, enabling earlier switches to options more likely to work,...
China’s birth rate has hit a record low in 2025, deepening a demographic crisis. Births dropped to 5.6 per 1,000 people in 2025, down from 6.4...
Two designer perfumes have been recalled over a banned chemical linked to fertility risk and harm to unborn children. Hello by Lionel Richie and Hot by...
The war in Gaza has undermined maternal health and caused a surge in preventable deaths among pregnant women and newborns, a report finds. The research documents...
