Anxiety linked to higher risk of osteoporosis in middle-aged women: study
Anxiety disorders may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures in middle-aged women, suggest findings presented at the Screening Conference 2025 in Sydney last week.…
Tag: Women’s health
‘Finally paying heed to female risk factors’: Gynaecological disorders linked to 28% higher risk of heart and brain disease
Common gynaecological conditions have been linked to a 28% overall increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease in a large systematic review and meta-analysis. The…
Medical Must-See: Menstrual cup, up and away
Menstrual cups have become an increasingly popular, environmentally friendly and cost-effective option, but there has been many a slip ‘twixt a cup and a urinary…
Bacterial vaginosis is sexually transmitted, landmark Aussie study shows
Bacterial vaginosis is an STI and reinfection from untreated male partners drives recurrence in women, says an Australian study two decades in the making. Published…
Doctor becomes authorised prescriber for unapproved pineapple-flavoured UTI vaccine
Sydney urological surgeon Dr Amanda Chung was cautious when the first patient asked her to prescribe an unapproved vaccine for recurrent UTIs. Nowadays she is…
$257 for bulk-billed IUD insertion — these are Mark Butler’s new contraception Medicare items
Medicare items for inserting IUDs or contraceptive implants would have 40% loading if bulk-billed, in addition to rebates more than doubling, under the Federal Government’s…
Could diet be behind the faster rise of gout in women than men?
Gout is rising faster among women than men and researchers now think that diet has a lot to do with it. A large prospective study…
Medical Must-See: IUD travels ovary the hills and far away
A LARC that disembarked was the surprise culprit behind this woman’s abdominal pain. The 29-year-old presented to Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital in Pakistan with moderate…
Guideline changes extend HPV DNA self-collection option to test of cure
Patients successfully treated for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions can now be given the option of HPV self-collection under revised test-of-cure advice. Under changes to the…
Move from film to digital mammography accelerated overdiagnosis, researchers say
A move from film to digital mammography between 2006 and 2010 picked up a small number of extra cancers at the expense of many more…
