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Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Two New Studies Point to the Promise of Gene Therapy for High Cholesterol
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Midlife Can Bring Risk of New Eating Disorders
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Can Dance Themselves to Better Health After Menopause
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your Sex Life Doesn't Have to Suffer During Menopause
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women