Women’s Health & Gynaecology
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Herbal risk to breast cancer patients
Patients with breast cancer are often tempted to turn to herbal therapies – but they may delay healing and interfere with treatments, a European conference will hear today. Read more
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Warning over skin contact after Caesarean section
ECG electrodes can cause complications when a mother is given contact with her new-born baby following Caesarean section, doctors have reported. Read more
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Ovarian cancer diagnostic blood test backed
Testing for a specific protein in the blood could help doctors to spot ovarian cancer, as well as other cancers, researchers will say today. Read more
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Blood test could detect early breast cancer
A blood test could help to detect signs of breast cancer five years before there are clinical signs of the disease, a UK conference has heard. Read more
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Premature birth needs to be in specialist centres – study
Women facing premature labour should be enabled to give birth in hospitals with specialist neonatal intensive care units, researchers say today. Read more
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Women have poorer heart crisis treatment
Women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men, even when rates of diagnosis are the same, according to new research. Read more
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Likely benefit for delayed cord clamping
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord could reduce the mortality risk for premature babies, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Step up breast gene screening call
All women diagnosed with breast cancer should be offered genetic testing to help identify others at risk, British researchers say today. Read more
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Vaginal birth risks after previous caesareans
Women who have had one or more caesarean sections and go on to attempt a vaginal birth could risk the health of themselves and their child, according to a new analysis. Read more
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World progress on child and maternal health measured
The world has made substantial improvements in child and maternal health this century, according to a major analysis. Read more