Clinician / health professional

Two endometriosis tests could cut years from diagnosis after NICE backed their temporary NHS use in England and Wales. EndoSure and Endotest have been recommended in draft guidance, with one able to provide results in 45 minutes. Endometriosis affects around one in 10 women of reproductive age. It occurs when tissue similar to the womb [...]

WID-easy, the only non-invasive triage test for endometrial cancer in routine use in a European public health system, has been cited in Germany's highest-tier clinical guidance; a marker that non-invasive detection is reaching clinical maturity. The vaginal-swab test designed to spare women unnecessary invasive procedures has been referenced in the updated German S3 Guideline on [...]

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 [...]

A genomic test may help some women with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy, with near-identical outcomes in an international trial. The findings suggest patients with a low test score could be treated with hormone therapy alone without increasing the risk of their cancer returning. Researchers said the results could support more personalised treatment decisions and spare [...]

A nurse who works with breast cancer patients has spoken of her pride after joining a trial that improved breast cancer surgery after her own diagnosis. Heidi Jones, a 53-year-old staff nurse on the surgical day unit at Basildon Hospital, is a mother of two from Corringham in Essex and works with breast cancer patients [...]

Early miscarriage care after a first loss could prevent about 10,000 pregnancy losses a year in the UK, according to a new study. The study by Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research and Birmingham women’s hospital involving 406 women found a 4 per cent reduction in the risk of future miscarriage for women on the [...]

Home blood pressure checks after hypertensive pregnancy could cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and potentially early death, research suggests. Women who regularly monitored their blood pressure in the weeks after giving birth, and had doctors tailor their medication if needed, had better functioning arteries nine months later than those who received routine care. [...]

An independent meta-analysis from January 2026, pooling 2,117 patients and 2,176 Magseed marker placements, has reported low re-excision rates (8.2%) and low positive margins (7.6%) when the marker is used to localise non-palpable breast lesions prior to breast‑conserving surgery (BCS). Al Darwashi et al. (2026) pooled 16 studies to evaluate safety and efficacy outcomes when the [...]

Women have described being dismissed and left in serious pain during routine hysteroscopy examinations, with many given little or no pain relief. Users of parenting forum Mumsnet who underwent hysteroscopy procedures also shared concerns about receiving unclear information before treatment and being given little or no pain relief afterwards. Some women, who described feeling physically [...]