It may seem like adolescence is the time in a woman’s life when most of the biological changes she will experience take place. After all, puberty brings with it hormone fluctuations that can affect ...

Physicians are less likely to provide preventive care such as conception counseling and some cancer screenings to women with diabetes than they do for women without the disease, a UCLA-led study ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-- The National Health Law Program issued the following news release: In announcing updates to the women's preventive services guidelines (https ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death for women across the globe, yet significant progress has been made in prevention, diagnosis and management thanks to more sex-specific ...

Women with diabetes are less likely to get key preventive care, including cancer screenings and birth control or pregnancy planning support. These gaps can increase the risk of serious but preventable ...

Women's Health. 2013;9(2):121-123. "Many of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's sweeping reforms have special implications for the health and healthcare of women across the life course." ...

A Public Health ChallengeCervical cancer and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain major public health concerns, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anderson Coelho/Getty Images Health insurance can be confusing and frustrating to navigate, especially when it comes to preventive ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a plan on Thursday to make it easier for women to get preventive health screenings such as mammograms as it cast its first votes on a sweeping healthcare ...

Health insurance can be confusing and frustrating to navigate, especially when it comes to preventive health care. You've likely heard that your insurance should cover all preventive care, but perhaps ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) holds much promise—beyond ...

An analysis of USPSTF and ACIP recommendations shows wide variation in impact, helping clinicians prioritize care during time-constrained visits.