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Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Refutes Notion That Method of Delivery Impacts Baby's 'Microbiome'
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Tori Bowie's Death Highlights Race Gap in Maternal Death Rates
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Births Rose in 2021 for First Time in 7 Years
U.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Umbilical Cords Could Be Lifesavers for Fragile Newborns
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
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