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British women are among the angriest in Europe, a global health survey has revealed. More than 20 per cent of women in Britain said they had experienced feelings of rage for much of the previous day. British women were also 47 per cent more likely to say they felt angry than a year earlier. [...]

By Ritika Sukhani - Psychologist, part of Véa's Clinical Advisory Board Women’s mental health often unfolds before, between and around appointments, long before it can be neatly explained in one conversation. A woman arrives at a GP appointment with six months of feeling “off” behind her. Not acutely unwell. Not necessarily in crisis. Just not [...]

A new ovarian cancer drug has been approved for NHS use in England, offering hundreds of women with hard-to-treat disease a life-prolonging treatment. Elahere is the first new drug for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer to be approved by the NHS for more than 20 years. Ovarian cancer is the 18th most common type of cancer globally, [...]

Female sex may not raise stroke risk across all atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, with higher risk mainly seen in women aged 75 and older, a study suggests. Researchers said stroke prevention for women with the condition should be more personalised, especially for patients under 75. Dr Amitabh C Pandey, director of cardiovascular translational [...]

AI may help speed breast cancer diagnosis for high-risk women after abnormal mammograms, a study suggests. Women with abnormal mammograms often wait weeks to learn whether they have breast cancer. Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley said an AI-guided workflow could help reduce that wait by quickly identifying those most likely to have [...]

Women with primary infertility may face a higher risk of early menopause and reach it about a year earlier, a study suggests. The findings suggest women with primary infertility may be more likely to enter menopause before the age of 45. The increased risk appeared most notable among women with unexplained infertility or a history [...]

A non-profit has launched an endometriosis documentary featuring Amy Schumer and Marilyn Monroe as it pushes for changes in how the condition is treated and understood. The Endometriosis Collective has launched to change how endometriosis is researched, treated and understood, starting with a documentary featuring stories from people including Amy Schumer and Marilyn Monroe. The [...]

As weight-loss treatments remain locked behind prohibitive paywalls, a new direct-pay initiative is cutting costs in half for low-income patients, and it could provide a new blueprint for health equity. It is one of the most persistent, frustrating paradoxes in modern healthcare: the medical innovations most capable of addressing widespread chronic conditions are overwhelmingly priced [...]

Pressure to have a natural birth can cause lasting psychological harm when labour does not go to plan, new research shows. The study found that the messages women receive during pregnancy are directly linked to the shame and self-blame many feel when those expectations are not met. For the first time, the research provides an [...]

Even when standard clinical tests show normal hormone levels, men and women may have hidden problems in how their reproductive hormones are timed and coordinated, potentially affecting fertility, new research suggests. The findings suggest reproductive health may depend not only on hormone levels in the bloodstream but also on the rhythm, timing and synchronisation of [...]