Life-changing impact of becoming a parent
Becoming a parent is life-changing, and you experience every emotion – the highs, lows, and everything in-between. If you’ve become a new parent over the...
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.
Helping female teens beat perfectionism in Australia
Curtin University researchers are trialling an internet-based prevention program that targets unhealthy perfectionism to reduce eating disorder symptoms. The researchers have put out a call...
More people attending online GP appointments
People are more likely to attend online GP appointments than in person, review finds: A review published in the journal BJGP Open by researchers from the...
5 biggest myths about cervical screenings you shouldn’t believe
This week marks the start of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (17th-23rd January) – aimed to raise awareness of the simple things we can all do...
Impact on women diagnosed with cervical cell changes
Women diagnosed with cervical cell changes are unprepared for the experience, feeling ashamed, isolated, and frightened: New research by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, released today, shows...
4 EXPERT Tips to Boost Energy
Survey shows Brits are exhausted: 4 EXPERT Tips to Boost Energy: A new survey from YouGov has found that 1 in 8 Britons feel tired all the...
New app from Manchester Uni reduces hospital visits for pregnant women
A new app is helping clinicians to monitor pregnant women for high blood pressure and glucose levels at home thanks to a team at Manchester University...
New implant could help women experiencing infertility or recurrent miscarriages
New implant could help women experiencing infertility or recurrent miscarriages: Doctors and researchers at the University of Southampton are trialling a novel implant device they...
Why do Dry January? A Priory expert explains
Why do Dry January? Priory expert Dr Niall Campbell explains that Covid has “changed the drinking landscape” and become the “enabler” of unhealthy drinking habits...
Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS), diabetes and high blood pressure
Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS), diabetes and high blood pressure: Researchers from the University of Birmingham reveal scale of prevalence of a condition that can...
