World Breastfeeding Week 2022
This week is World Breastfeeding Week 2022. Breastfeeding plays and important role in managing the double burden of malnutrition. Breastfeeding provides food security and reduces...
Women’s Health
The Women’s Health section explores a wide range of topics relating to women’s health, including breast and ovarian cancer, fertility, childbirth, and sexual health. It emphasises the importance of a global, multidisciplinary approach to these issues, addressing challenges such as delayed endometriosis diagnoses and the impact of climate change on pregnant women. The section also delves into the psychological aspects of health, like managing ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer survivors, and explores the genetic links between conditions like endometriosis and IBS, highlighting the diverse and complex nature of women’s health concerns.
Joint statement: World Breastfeeding Week
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week: As global crises...
Cost of living is hitting British women’s health
Healthily survey finds cost of living crisis is hitting British women’s health hard: Women hit by the cost of living crisis are having to make difficult...
People at risk from obesity overlooked in trials
People at most risk from obesity often not represented by weight management trials: Clinical trials of treatments for obesity are unlikely to include, or report...
WHO: Gender pay gap in healthcare
WHO: Gender pay gap in healthcare report: Women in the health and care sector earn 24 percent less than men. The most comprehensive global analysis...
Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Awareness Month is July 1 – July 2022
What is Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep)? Strep agalactiae refers to the round bacteria that grow in chains and that was found to be a...
Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby
A mother's gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby - according to new research from...
MISFIT project keeping women active
The MISFIT project - Maximising Inclusiveness in Sports through Female-centric Innovation and Technology will see the development of wearable technology to support women to remain...
Study finds TB treatment safe during pregnancy
Study finds TB treatment during pregnancy is safe for mum and baby: Seven out of 10 pregnant women were cured of their multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and delivered...
Female surgeons still endure toxic culture
Female surgeons still endure toxic culture of abuse and discrimination at work: Female surgeons are still enduring widespread discrimination by male colleagues while they work,...
