Twenty years after Europe licensed a testosterone treatment for women, the US Food and Drug Administration has asked for evidence on a use it has never approved. A new unreviewed study, meanwhile, raises questions about heart safety. In July 2006, the European...
For every woman who dies in pregnancy or childbirth, many more survive life-threatening complications. Surveillance systems that count these near misses are helping countries such as Italy and the UK improve care, and an international network that met in Rome this...
The World Health Organization has published a global plan to tackle high blood pressure in pregnancy, which causes about 16% of maternal deaths. It targets a long gap in medicines for pre-eclampsia, while proven checks and treatments can already protect women today....
Women with autoimmune diseases report waiting far longer than men for a diagnosis and more often hear that their symptoms are psychological, an international study of 6,607 patients shows. Researchers and guidelines set out what should happen when symptoms persist....
Women who reached menopause earlier had faster declines in memory and thinking in later life, a US study of 2,603 older women suggests. Its senior author sees midlife as a window to act on risk factors, and tackling such factors could prevent or delay nearly half of...
