Depression and psychosis are more common in women after childbirth than before, while suicide attempts fall, according to two major studies in Sweden. Researchers analysed nearly...
GENinCode shares rose 6 per cent on Thursday after University College London Hospitals (UCLH) became the first NHS trust to introduce its ovarian cancer test. The...
Morning sickness symptoms such as nausea and food aversions are linked to healthy inflammatory responses that help protect both mother and fetus during pregnancy, new research...
Mothers who experienced childhood trauma face nearly double the risk of preterm birth, with 12.6 per cent delivering early compared with 6.7 per cent of those...
Women who miss their first mammogram face a 40 per cent higher risk of dying from breast cancer over 25 years, mainly because cancers are detected...
One in three Europeans cannot identify cystitis as a bladder infection, with some mistaking it for conditions such as skin problems or food allergies. A survey...
Women in their 80s who had regular mammograms showed a 74 per cent lower risk of dying from breast cancer compared with those who did not...
The UK’s first pink duck race has raised thousands for breast cancer support after 5,000 rubber ducks floated down Cambridge’s River Cam. Each duck represented a...
UK hospitals have started testing newborns for more than 200 rare genetic conditions in what researchers call a landmark national study. Forty-seven NHS hospitals, including Sunderland...
Starting hormone therapy within five years of menopause could lower women’s Alzheimer’s risk by up to 32 per cent, but beginning at 65 or later may...
