August 25, 2016 'My drunkorexia sent me to rehab when I was just 24 years old' Four years ago, Lindsey Hall left a wedding with three grilled cheese sandwiches in her pocket.
August 25, 2016 Women have more allergies to common medications, study says A study of more than 1.7 million patients found that women had significantly more allergies to common medications than men.
August 25, 2016 Costa Rica registers first microcephaly birth linked to Zika Costa Rica has registered its first case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.
August 25, 2016 Florida reports 2nd case of Zika outside transmission zones Florida Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday said the federal government has so far not delivered all of the Zika antibody tests and laboratory support he has requested as the state battles the spread of the virus.
August 25, 2016 Women thrive as the primary breadwinner while men suffer, study finds Men often take on, and even embrace, the role of primary breadwinner for their families—but a new study suggests that too much pressure to bring home the bacon is bad for their physical and mental health.
August 24, 2016 Instagram's 'hottest doctor' promotes breast exams in viral clip An Instagram video starring the social network’s “hottest doctor” administering breast cancer exams in New York’s Central Park has reached over 220,000 views after being posted on Monday.
August 24, 2016 No rise seen in hysterectomy complications after morcellator use declines The use of power morcellators dramatically declined after federal warnings that the device could spread cancer, but the drop hasn’t caused an uptick in the rate of hysterectomy complications as some critics feared, according to research released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 23, 2016 Woman live-tweets 48-hour trip to another country to get abortion The @TwoWomenTravel Twitter account has just 28 tweets, but it had quite a turnout over the weekend, racking up more than 25,000 followers as one of the two women live-tweeted her journey to get an abortion, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
August 23, 2016 Women with dense breasts may need annual mammograms While most older women might not need breast cancer screening with mammography more often than every three years, some women with dense breasts may need mammograms every year, U.S. research suggests.
August 22, 2016 After a fracture, patients often continue meds that boost fracture risk Older people who break a bone are often receiving medications that can increase the risk of a fracture - and even after an accident, less than 10 percent of them stop taking those drugs, according to a new study.