Health

STUDY/Depression and anxiety are frequently treated with diet changes among women during pregnancy or postpartum. Not much is known, however, about the effectiveness of such interventions. A new research paper reports…

HEALTH/ The effects of head trauma on athletes are well documented. Finally, a UK study is examining the long-term brain health of females abused by their partner The violence began…

RUSSIA-UKRAINE/ As war rages, health services for women are perilous and they are particularly vulnerable to trafficking; domestic abuse, and gender-based and sexual violence. As Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine continues to…

OPINION/ Women health workers lost ground on equality during the pandemic, according to a new report from Women in Global Health. While 70 % of the healthcare workforce around the world…

STUDY/ The Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death among women by 25 percent, according to a new study published in the journal Heart. Cardiovascular disease accounts…

CHINA/Top-down policy initiatives fail to account for a society whose attitudes towards women have changed little over time. After three Lunar New Year holidays in a row disrupted by China’s…

“I kept begging for pain relief”; they were forced to give birth without gas and air BRITAIN/ Some hospitals are suspending supplies of gas and air after it was found…

A report from VA shows making health discoveries for women Veterans through the Million Veteran Program (MVP).

Almost 28,000 north-east families get baby boxes since the scheme start

We have found a report from BBC world news that says tackling barriers to work such as soaring childcare costs vital for a strong economy as well as equality