January 8, 2019 Planned Parenthood’s new president wants to focus on health care over politics As Planned Parenthood’s new president, Leana Wen wants to focus on the organization’s health care services.
January 7, 2019 Women beware: Uterine cancer rates are rising Thanks to modern medicine, most types of cancer are on the decline today.
January 4, 2019 Anti-sexual violence groups feel 'pinch' as government shutdown nears 2 weeks As the partial government shutdown continues – with President Trump and Democrats seemingly at a standstill over funding for a border wall – organizations dedicated to helping sexual violence survivors are beginning to worry.
January 4, 2019 Mom's vision loss dismissed as pregnancy symptom was actually deadly brain tumor A mother in the U.K. whose tumor robbed her of her eyesight credits the daughter she’s never seen with helping to save her life after she began experiencing frightening symptoms while pregnant.
January 2, 2019 Former anchor says prenatal depression made her wish for miscarriage A mother has told how crippling prenatal depression convinced her she was going to be a terrible mom, and even made her wish she'd have a miscarriage.
December 24, 2018 Mom's suspected cancer was actually 'miracle' pregnancy A mom who went to the doctors to see if she had cancer was shocked to find she was actually 17 weeks pregnant. Janie Furner, 45, has been reintroduced to the world of nappies, breastfeeding and sleepless nights two decades after her first and only child.
December 21, 2018 Planned Parenthood accused of mistreating pregnant employees: report Women's health organization Planned Parenthood has been accused of mistreating some of its pregnant employees, according to a report.Â
December 14, 2018 Woman’s tweets detailing heart attack go viral: ‘I was lucky’ A woman who recently suffered a heart attack but survived is now using her experience to remind others how the symptoms of the sometimes fatal occurrence can differ for men and women.
December 13, 2018 Risk of breast cancer may increase after giving birth, study says A woman’s risk of developing breast cancer may increase after giving birth, a new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine this week states.
December 12, 2018 Certain Kotex tampons recalled following reports they unravel, come apart inside body A certain type of Kotex tampons has been voluntarily recalled by Kimberly-Clark after the company received reports that the feminine hygiene product was unraveling or coming apart inside some users’ bodies.