
Women experience slightly worse recovery than men in the first year after stroke, with more difficulty with daily tasks such as eating, dressing and driving. The...

Caesarean births (surgical births) have overtaken vaginal deliveries in England for the first time, with 45 per cent of births now by caesarean, NHS data show....

A team of UK researchers has published a new study examining how middle-aged, middle-class British women describe the effects of regular open water swimming on their...

Ultromics, a developer of AI-driven cardiology solutions, has announced an investment from the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Venture Fund, a fund within American...

Wales has opened its first women’s health research centre, backed by £3m to tackle health inequalities through research and innovation. The centre, led by Women’s Health...

Early pregnancy therapy can cut postpartum depression and anxiety by tackling prenatal anxiety, new research has revealed. A trial of 1,200 pregnant women in Pakistan found...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the forthcoming “maternal morbidity indicator system” in its formal response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s...

Football injuries during periods are more severe and take longer to heal, though menstruation does not itself raise injury rates, according to new research. The study...

Pregnant women who received a Covid-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver prematurely, according to a major new study. The research,...

A combination of THC and CBD derived from cannabis was shown to kill ovarian cancer cells without harming healthy cells in laboratory studies. The findings suggest...