In the run-up to menopause, known as perimenopause, women typically are beset with hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and sleep and mood disturbances, triggered by a decline in estrogen ...

Ankylosing spondylitis affects women more often than previously thought. In the past, AS was believed to more commonly affect men, but newer research suggests the rates may be nearly equal between the ...

It’s easy to assume that you’d know when you’re dealing with a disease as serious as multiple sclerosis. But it can take years for people with MS to get a proper diagnosis. Now, new research suggests ...

It’s easy to dismiss random, flu-like symptoms as a sign that you’re coming down with something. But when they stick around for weeks and seem to be getting worse, it’s fair to have questions. While ...

If you’ve ever felt bloated or fatigued after eating a slice of pizza or a toasted bagel, it could be more than indigestion alone. Celiac disease is an underdiagnosed and serious chronic condition ...

Lung cancer symptoms may appear differently in women than in men. Lung cancer tends to be diagnosed at a later stage in females, when the disease has already advanced. This means women may be more ...

Women receiving endocrine therapy for hormone receptor (HR)–positive breast cancer or its prevention among those at high risk for breast cancer commonly have vasomotor symptoms. Data are lacking on ...

Waking up in the middle of the night covered in sweat, feeling joint pain so severe you take ibuprofen every day, and experiencing intense anxiety that interferes with your day—all of these are ...

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News of measles cropping up and circulating again can be unnerving for a bunch of reasons, not the least of which being that you may not be super familiar with it. The respiratory infection is easy to ...