21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1846+ words) By HAYLEY MINN, DEPUTY TRAVEL EDITOR It was at a friend’s house one evening, a few months after my double mastectomy and reconstruction, that the subject of my surgery came up. ‘So what are they actually like?’ one of my…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (101+ words) The average age at which American women are diagnosed with breast cancer has been creeping upward for nearly half a century, rising from 60.7 years in 1975 to 62.7 years by 2021. That two-year shift, documented across almost 700,000 cancer cases, might sound like a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (352+ words) Alix Earle and her sister, Ashtin, are urging women to take proactive control of their health after learning they both carry a BRCA gene mutation. The news arrived shortly after their mom, Alisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer in late…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (451+ words) Menopause and perimenopause, long under-researched and dismissed, have become a growth industry for online advertisers and wellness companies. Mining intimate data, this lucrative digital ecosystem exploits medical uncertainty to sell women hormones and supplements they don’t need, or that can…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (562+ words) U.S. cancer centers continue to experience persistent shortages of medications that are foundational components of oncology care, according to survey results.All cancer centers that participated in a late-summer survey administered by National Comprehensive Cancer Network reported current shortages of at…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (307+ words) Hormone replacement therapy claims among Canadian women aged 45 to 54 increased 228 per cent over the past five years, according to a new report from Manulife Canada. The report, which analyzed the insurer’s group benefits claims data, found HRT use also increased…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (373+ words) Lansoprazole orodispersible tablets are in short supply and not expected to return to normal availability until early January 2027. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for both 15mg and 30mg strengths of the drug, which…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (260+ words) Apple is expanding Cycle Tracking in iOS 27 with dedicated support for perimenopause and menopause, including symptom tracking and notifications designed to highlight potentially significant changes in cycle patterns. Users will be able to tell the Health app that they are…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (536+ words) Over a career spanning more than five decades, Dr Margaret Smith transformed the lives of countless women, challenged long-held misconceptions surrounding menopause, mentored generations of doctors and demonstrated that the finest medicine embraces not only the body, but also the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (298+ words) Categories: News & Views / News Briefs September 9, 2026, 11 AM ET Early detection can enable earlier treatment and improve outcomes. There is no blanket recommendation for routine screening for women aged 45 to 49 or for women aged 75 and over, as the decision is made…...