Women's Healthcare

The number of people sick with flu is starting to increase across the United States, with health authorities warning that in some western regions of the country, the 2026-27 flu season may be off to an early start.

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The first generic version of Climara Pro, a weekly transdermal hormone therapy patch, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oc...

Treating pregnant women’s depression with a short course of talk therapy doesn’t just improve their health – it can also shape how their babies’ brains develop before birth. That’s the finding of a new study we co-authored, published in the journal Nature Communications.

A recent BBC report described women posing as men to get hold of testosterone gel, hoping to improve their menopause symptoms, because female testosterone products are not easily available to them. But why is the appetite for this predominantly male hormone exploding an...

Postpartum anxiety can be overlooked when clinicians focus on the total Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score. This quality improvement project standardized EPDS administration and separately reviewed the 3-item anxiety subscale (EPDS-3A) in 100 postpartum women. Eight percent had an elevated EPDS-3A score withou...