The latest women’s health news covering topics around the mental and physical wellbeing of women from across the globe and a look at the safety and wellbeing of women at work, in public, and at home.
A new study has explored whether perimenopause, the transition around the final menstrual period (FMP), increases the risk of developing psychiatric disorders in women compared to earlier reproductive stages.
Exercise has been found to lessen cardiovascular and psychological effects of adverse childhood experiences, especially in reducing female childhood trauma.
Cardiovascular clinical trials have been shown to lack female leadership – yet female-led trials have an increase in female participants, making the trials yield more meaningful results.
Scientists have began using trametinib – used to treat skin and lung cancers – for ovarian cancer, showing that it can significantly slow the progression of the cancer.
The government are appointing a Women’s Health Ambassador to demonstrate stronger support for women’s health, as well as focusing on ending violence against women.
A new study on HIV medication treatment discovered persistent disparities between sex and age, potentially subjecting women to worse HIV treatment outcomes on the drug dolutegravir.
Flooded by reports of sudden rises in drink spike numbers, the public have been calling on the government to enact change and protect women on nights out
