Time To Diagnosis
A tracked conditions dataset for our womens health coverage: what it measures, where the figures come from and when they were last checked.
Newborn Baby Face Preference Study Reveals Early Sex
A 2026 Cambridge study of 130 newborns found girls spent more time looking at faces than boys within hours of birth, suggesting prenatal biological...
Study finds women less likely to receive
A global review of 38 studies reveals women with conditions like heart disease, kidney failure, and Parkinson's are less often offered surgery...
New Endometriosis Tests Aim To Cut Diagnosis Delays
New diagnostic tests for endometriosis are being used abroad, offering hope to shorten the decade-long wait many face for a diagnosis, though they...
Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Discount Excludes Patients With Certain
A new Medicare pilot program offers GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for $50 a month, but patients with FDA-approved conditions like sleep apnea are excluded
Dementia diagnosis waits hit families hard
A survey by the Alzheimer's Society reveals hundreds of families wait months or years for a dementia diagnosis, impacting their work, finances, and...
First-time mother dies in childbirth
A 31-year-old woman, Chelsea McGillivray, died from an unknown cardiac event during labour after a normal pregnancy. Her healthy son, Tommy, survived.
CheckCausesObesity.com Launches Screening
A new online tool offers a science-based method to screen for obesity's diverse causes, ranging from lifestyle factors to medical conditions.
Anal Sphincter Tear Risk Factors in Birth
A large study identifies key risk factors for severe perineal tears during vaginal birth in first-time mothers, including operative delivery and Asian
Hypermobility Disorders Cause Pain, Fatigue
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, connective tissue conditions causing joint pain and fatigue, affect hundreds of thousands in the UK.
Heart Attack Definition Overhauled for Women
Global cardiology groups have agreed on a new universal definition for heart attacks, specifically designed to improve diagnosis and treatment for...
Hypochondroplasia Diagnosis
International experts develop consensus-based diagnostic recommendations for hypochondroplasia
Wrongful Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Unnecessary Hysterectomy
A woman is suing Kaiser Permanente after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer due to a labeling error, leading to an unnecessary hysterectomy and...
Increasing Wait Times for Cancer Surgery Raise Concerns
A recent study found that wait times between cancer diagnosis and the start of first-course therapy are increasing for six cancer types, with...