Women's Health News

A sixth-grade teacher told Dr. Donna Block that women couldn't become doctors. Not only did she prove that teacher wrong, but she's also been promoting women's health and empowerment ever since.

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The new guidelines appear in the society's flagship title, Menopause International , published by SAGE.

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Regardless of pain, social class or age, a woman is more likely to be prescribed pain-relieving drugs.

A hysterectomy in midlife with or without ovarian conservation is unlikely to accelerate women's cardiovascular disease risk, according to a study published online May 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA recently became the first hospital on the West Coast to perform a hysterectomy using single site robotic technology.

Grand Rapids, Mich. - This month the FDA approved the sale of the Plan B pill so that it would be available to women 15 and older without a doctor's perscription.

Man. We remember a time, long ago last legislative session, when all your state lawmakers wanted to do was talk about abortion and how much they hated it.

Mary Thaut has been named the clinic manager for Cole Camp Clinic and Bothwell Health Center-Truman Lake in Warsaw.

Film and television stars hit Republicans on Wednesday for their opposition to abortion rights and free access to birth control.

Central Health officials sought this week to quell concerns about the public agency's deepening relationship with the Catholic Church-affiliated Seton Healthcare Family as the two put the final touches on agreements to deliver health care services to needy residents of Travis County.

'Early marriages, poverty giving rise to fistula cases in Pakistan' Staff Report KARACHI: Approximately 4,000 to 5,000 new fistulas cases are reported every year in Pakistan due to socio-cultural issues like early marriages, poverty and lack of education, said a senior medical expert on Wednesday.

According to The Hill , there is new legislation coming down the pipe that aims to protect women from being lied to about their health care.

Jordanian visitors tell Orthodox clinic brass that they are planning to open a similar clinic for women in the Hashemite kingdom soon.

Jordanian visitors tell Orthodox clinic brass that they are planning to open a similar clinic for women in the Hashemite kingdom soon.

The Jefferson Regional Medical Center board voted Monday to add obstetrics to its service line, breaking with the hospital's 40-year history and bucking a decades-long trend of maternity unit closures in the region.

By Vision Reporter Five Ugandan youth are among 100 youth leaders from all over the world selected to attend Women Deliver 2013, a global conference that will bring together over 5,000 leaders, experts and advocated from 160 countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week.

Women are less likely than men to receive care in a trauma center after severe injury, according to a new study of almost 100,000 Canadian patients.

The shadow of an abortion opponent holding a cross near a Planned Parenthood in Dubuque, Iowa, was photographed in January 2009.