Women’s Preventive Care

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (236+ words) A little help with the everyday changes. For those days when your knees, shoulders or lower back need a little extra attention, this flexible treatment pad combines red light, heat and gentle vibration. It’s designed to temporarily relieve minor muscle…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (416+ words) Early identification of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) remains a major clinical challenge. Point-of-care (PoC) salivary testing may provide a rapid, non-invasive adjunctive approach to support clinical decision-making. This case–control study included 42 participants: 21 patients with clinically and histologically confirmed…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (641+ words) HPV home-testing kits will be available to women who missed their appointment Thousands of women in Lincolnshire who have not attended cervical screening appointments will be offered a home HPV testing kit as part of a national scheme. The NHS…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1278+ words) A cluster of reported rare childhood cancers in Ladera Ranch, California, has prompted a state investigation, while national cancer statistics show substantial differences in cancer incidence between U.S. states and countries. The key measure for comparing populations is cancer incidence per…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (150+ words) Jarbas Barbosa, Director at the Pan American Health Organization, shared on LinkedIn: “Today, I met with Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States to provide an overview of the upcoming 63rd Directing Council (28 September-1 October 2026), 78th Session of the…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (302+ words) But education did not predict procedural knowledge — understanding what screening actually involves and how to participate. What predicted that, far more strongly, was autonomy. Women who made their own health decisions were significantly more likely to understand the screening procedure…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (376+ words) The clinic in Rusanj has no permanent gynecologist. On Gynecological Cancer Prevention Day, Prof. Dr. Vesna Kesic and Dr. Jelena Stulic are offering free exams to up to 50 women, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Do you live in Rusanj and have…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (353+ words) Emergency contraception containing mifepristone prevents more pregnancies with fewer side effects than some other common emergency contraceptive pills such as levonorgestrel, according to a new Cochrane review involving 87 trials. Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. It…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (140+ words) Updated - September 19, 2026 08:29 pm IST - KOZHIKODE Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has promised to take steps to boost the coverage of HPV vaccination to protect adolescent girls in the State from cervical cancer. Opening a national conference organised by the Indian chapter of…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (5+ words) Contraceptives are kinder than poison....