With a wave of FDA approvals and promising clinical trials, treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are expanding fast. Amy Tiersten, MD, highlights the power of immunotherapies—especially checkpoint…
In this video, Sarah DiGeronimo, NP, and Sydney Smith, PharmD, both from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, discuss tips for the management of common side effects resulting from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially fatal CHD, according to findings from the Nurses’…
Donnica Moore, MD, discusses her new book, “Women’s Health for Life,” a resource to enhance women’s health. The book covers important women’s health topics from menarche to menopause,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Yearly gynecological examinations fail to identify early stage ovarian cancer in women with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, a Dutch…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After pregnancy, women with multiple sclerosis may substantially reduce their risk of relapses if they breastfeed their infants, without adding supplemental formula feedings,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer, addition of the bisphosphonate zoledronic acid to endocrine therapy significantly improves disease-free survival, physicians in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that migraine is a risk factor for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. The findings, which appear…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet high in vitamin E during early pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital heart defects in offspring, new research indicates. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ovarian follicles can often be retrieved for cryopreservation from teenage girls with Turner syndrome, a condition characterized by early ovarian failure, according to…
[CLIN] – Intravesical chondroitin may relieve interstitial cystitis NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small open-label study suggest that intravesical chondroitin sulphate is a safe…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome is high and warrants routine screening and aggressive treatment of mental…
