Lady Garden
The Lady Garden Foundation is a national health charity on a mission to raise awareness and funding for gynaecological health. January marks Cervical Cancer Awareness...
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.
Faster action on at-home cervical screening
Charity calls for faster action on at-home cervical screening: New research conducted by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust1 during the pandemic has found that 32% of women...
Pregnancy: New national guidance on drinking
As thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has been included in...
Dry January in a pandemic
Dry January in a pandemic: why it is still the best thing you can do in the first month of 2021: Priory expert explains the...
Mammogram measures of breast cancer risk
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening: World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could...
My midwifery trip to Africa
My midwifery trip to Africa: elephants, lions and delivering six babies: Trip to Tanzania was privilege, says midwifery graduate Aneeqa Hussain has worked hard to...
Massive gaps in radiotherapy follow up care
Patients suffering with debilitating symptoms due to gaps in radiotherapy follow up care: A new report has found cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are not...
Benefits of individualising radiotherapy
Individualising radiotherapy for women with DCIS of the breast reduces recurrence after surgery San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (virtual SABCS 2020, 8-12 December, Texas, USA) Ductal...
Postmenopausal obese women: risk of early hip fracture
Obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, already well before the age of 70, a new study from the University...
New study on Liver Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis: new study on the impact of systemic inflammation on disease progression: Patients with liver cirrhosis display a wide range of clinical symptoms. A...
