Women’s Health & Gynaecology
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Large life expectancy gap for UK women
The UK fares badly against other developed countries, according to a new analysis of women’s life expectancy. Read more
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Obesity link to female cancer investigated
Women who are obese throughout their lives face a doubled risk of developing endometrial cancer, British researchers report today. Read more
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Single HPV jab ‘sufficient’
A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine gives as good protection as two doses, experts have ruled. Read more
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Breast cancer-limiting protein found
A newly-found protein may limit the growth of oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, Swedish researchers have announced. Read more
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Antiseptic drug ‘as good as antibiotics’
Methenamine hippurate, an antiseptic drug, could help to tackle antibiotic resistance associated with urinary tract infections, researchers report today. Read more
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Smoking in early pregnancy affects foetal growth
Further evidence has been published on the risks to the foetus of maternal smoking. Read more
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No association between breast pain and breast cancer’
Referring women with breast pain to a diagnostic clinic is an inefficient use of limited resources because there is no association between breast pain and cancer, researchers report today. Read more
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Oestrogen levels could protect older women from severe COVID-19
High levels of oestrogen could help to protect older women from severe COVID-19 and death, suggests a Swedish study published today. Read more
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Sharp fall in ovarian cancer mortality
Mortality from ovarian cancer in the UK is predicted to fall significantly this year compared with 2017, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Adrenal tumour ‘underestimated’ as risk factor
Researchers have shown how a cardiometabolic condition present in benign adrenal tumours can lead to type 2 diabetes. Read more