Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for breast, cervical, colon, lung and prostate cancers.… read on > read on >
Women who develop subclinical thyroid issues during pregnancy, meaning symptoms haven’t surfaced, could face real thyroid trouble within five years, a new study finds. Pregnant women who were diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism, pointing to an under-active gland, before 21 weeks of gestation had four times the odds of developing symptomatic hypothyroidism later, a team at… read on > read on >
Women who use a breast pump to store milk for their infant tend to breastfeed 21 weeks longer, on average, compared to moms who don’t use the devices, new research finds. Breast pumps have gained wide use among busy new moms: 91% of mothers responding to the Yale University researchers said they’d used one. “This… read on > read on >
It’s a question many women may ask themselves during pregnancy: Will an occasional glass of wine harm the baby? While the latest research shows the answer is definitely yes for large quantities of alcohol or binge drinking, the answer is less clear for small amounts, although any alcohol consumption carries some risk, said Vidya Rajagopalan,… read on > read on >
Too many women don’t know a key warning sign of endometrial cancer, the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs, a new study shows. More than one-third (37%) of women surveyed did not know that postmenopausal bleeding is a key symptom of endometrial cancer, researchers said. Worse, 41% said they wouldn’t tell their doctor… read on > read on >
In findings that suggest more young Americans struggling with mental health issues are getting the help they need, a new poll shows that nearly a third of American adolescents and teens received some sort of mental health treatment in 2023. That translates to over 8 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17… read on > read on >
Women who experience early menopause appear to be at greater risk of breast cancer, a new study reports. Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were nearly twice as likely to have breast cancer compared to others their age, researchers found. The study focused on women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a… read on > read on >
The kids are not alright. New data shows a troubling 8% annual increase in the number of American children ages 8 to 12 who died by suicide, with the sharpest increase seen among girls. Suicide has now become the fifth leading cause of death among both male and female preteens, report a team led by… read on > read on >
Surgery is being overused to correct breastfeeding difficulties in infants, a new report says. A growing number of newborns are being diagnosed with ankyloglossia, also called “tongue-tie.” Tongue-tie restricts the tongue’s range of motion in a baby. An unusually short or tight band of tissue holds the tip of their tongue close to the bottom… read on > read on >
Having a mom with type 1 diabetes might provide long-term protection against the condition in children, a new review finds. This protective effect is suggested by that fact that a child is almost twice as likely to develop type 1 diabetes if their father has the condition than if their mother does, researchers reported Friday.… read on > read on >
