Women's Health

 
Expert Insights: Q&A with Mark Ebell, MD, on Gepotidacin and UTI Management
April 01, 2025

Family physician and researcher Mark Ebell, MD, discusses the clinical implications, efficacy, and role of gepotidacin in UTI management.

New Study Suggests Bacterial Vaginosis May be Sexually Transmitted
March 28, 2025

New research shows that treating both men and women with topical and oral antibiotics lowers the odds of bacterial vaginosis recurrence by more than half.

Women's Heart Health: 5 Studies from ACC.25
March 28, 2025

The risks to women's CV health differ, often significantly, from those faced by men, as demonstrated by 5 abstracts from the American College of Cardiology 2025 annual meeting.

FDA Approves Gepotidacin (Blujepa) for Treatment of Uncomplicated UTIs
March 25, 2025

Gepotidacin is the first new oral antibiotic for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in 30 years, offering an alternative amid rising antibiotic resistance.

Maternal Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease More Than Doubles in the US
March 25, 2025

ACC 2025: Black women and women in Southern states faced significantly higher rates of maternal mortality, according to a new study.

More Evidence that Women Face Greater CVD Risk than Men, Even When Baseline Health is Equal
March 24, 2025

For the same level of baseline health, the increase in risk related to each of 8 key CV risk factors appears significantly higher in women than in men.

Osteoporosis Risk Screening Tools Fall Short in Younger Postmenopausal Women, New Research Reveals
March 18, 2025

Three of the 5 osteoporosis screening tools recommended by the USPSTF for identifying osteoporosis in postmenopausal women aged 50 yo 64 years proved suboptimal.

Women as Young as Age 30 May Experience Perimenopause Symptoms: Daily Dose
March 12, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

MENO! App, a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Menopause, Validated in New Study
March 11, 2025

The menopausal symptom and lifestyle management app provides guideline-based CBT principles to augment hormone therapy or even to replace it for some women.

Perimenopause Symptoms May Affect More Than Half of Women as Young as Age 30
February 28, 2025

Although many women experience symptoms of perimenopause between ages 30 and 35, the majority do not seek medical attention for up to 2 decades, a new study reveals.