Women’s Health Category

All things medical relating to women’s health including breast and ovarian cancer, fertility issues, childbirth and sex.

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Cancer, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Urgent ovarian cancer symptoms ignored during lockdown
Lives are at risk because women are not taking urgent cancer symptoms seriously during the pandemic, according to new research by Target Ovarian Cancer. Key ovarian cancer symptoms are of …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Infection/Disease
Severe COVID-19 risk factors
Severe COVID-19 risk factors: The course and severity of COVID-19 in individual patients is largely influenced by the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the human immune system. Normally, the …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Pregnancy, Women's Health
COVID-19 infection in pregnancy not linked with …
COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Research project aims to improve justice for …
Victims of sexual offences could be helped by new research examining the criminal justice system during Covid-19. A new project led by Coventry and Lancaster Universities will explore the impact …
Events, Royal Society of Medicine
The unusual suspects: Rare disease webinar
The unusual suspects: Rare disease in everyday medicine from The Royal Society of Medicine. Date and time: Wed 24 Feb 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: Online Organised by Medical …