Women’s Health & Gynaecology

  • Basic treatment boosts survival

    Women who have radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery enjoy improved survival chances, researchers report today. Read more

  • Birth fear key to caesareans

    A new drive to reduce caesarean section rates is in danger from the wrong kind of counselling, experts said today. Read more

  • Miscarriage guidelines "unreliable"

    Women are in danger of terminating wanted pregnancies because of unreliable guidelines on detecting miscarriage, it has been warned. Read more

  • Domestic violence training urged

    Specialist training can massively assist GPs and practice nurses in identifying women who are victims of domestic violence, researchers reported today. Read more

  • Lifetime toll of hormone experiment

    Women whose mothers were given a synthetic hormone during pregnancy have faced cancer and childbirth problems, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Beta-blocker hope for breast cancer treatment

    Early and ‘promising’ results into the effectiveness of prescribing common drugs to prevent the spread of breast cancer have been unveiled by British scientists to mark a new awareness campaign. Read more

  • Post-natal depression "unrecognised"

    Too many women are suffering from unrecognised post-natal depression, according a major report published today. Read more

  • Man-flu genetic?

    Man-flu may be a genetic problem, researchers reveal today – setting out how women seem to enjoy more efficient immune systems than men. Read more

  • Multiple birth guidelines call for extra care

    New UK guidelines today will set out how hospitals should care for women with multiple pregnancies, such as those carrying twins and triplets. Read more

  • Asthma risk from HRT

    Women who have taken hormone replacement therapy have been placed at risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers have reported. Read more