Scientists say the most tiring times in our lives arrive when we turn 40. This decade throws everything off balance. There are physical changes, stress, hormonal issues, poor sleep, low muscle strength, and yet the workload keeps increasing.

EXHAUSTED in your 40s? You are the only ones who can rightfully complain, according to science

A major American pediatricians' organisation announced a dramatic policy shift on Monday (May 20), stating that women living with HIV can continue to breastfeed their children as long as they are taking drugs that successfully suppress the virus that causes AIDS.

American Academy of Pediatrics reverses long-standing ban on breastfeeding for mothers with HIV

A global gender health gap analysis has found that women experience more years in poor health than men. Researchers found that illness and disability-causing conditions such as musculoskeletal problems, mental health issues and headache disorders, particularly affect women.

Women experience more years in poor health than men, key study finds

Young to middle-aged women who drink more than one alcoholic drink a day, on average, were more likely to develop coronary heart disease than people who drink less, according to new research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.

Alcohol consumption linked to increased heart disease risk in young women: Study

Women around the globe are potentially being exposed to harmful practices like overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments, due to the latest marketing gimmick: feminist messages.

'Take charge': Companies using feminist messages to push 'useless' health products onto women, finds study

How often are you guilty of buying over-the-counter pills without any prescription? Almost all of us have done this without taking any precautions and thinking of how it could affect our bodies.

Random popping of over-the-counter pills and its impact on women’s health

Hormones are responsible not only for mood and physiological changes in a woman’s body but also for regulating reproductive, metabolic, and emotional health. From the onset of puberty to the culmination of menopause, a woman’s body undergoes changes that are both natural and universal.

Navigating Hormonal Changes: Expert shares tips for managing PMS, menopause & hormonal imbalances

Researchers in Britain are developing a testosterone hormone patch aimed at helping women combat menopause-related symptoms. If successful, this would be a world first breakthrough that could help women have access to a hormone which is widely available to men.

Scientists close to developing testosterone patches to help women combat menopause-related issues

The United Nations stated on February 23 that despite maternal death rates declining by a third in 20 years, a woman still dies every two minutes due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth.

Data Lab | A wake-up call: One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: UN

A team of researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom have found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT), used to relieve symptoms of menopause in women, may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Hormone replacement therapy may help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease in women: Study

Data released by the US National Center for Health Statistics on Wednesday showed a rise in pregnancy-related deaths for mothers across America in 2020, with black women three times more likely to die than white women.

US maternal mortality rate rises, Black women 3 times more likely to die than White counterparts: Study

With prices soaring in crisis-hit Lebanon, Sherine can no longer afford sanitary pads. So instead each month, she is forced to make her own using baby nappies or even rags.

Diapers and rags: Lebanon crisis plunges women into period poverty

With a busy job that left little time to think about starting a family, Erica decided to sidestep Singapore's ban on egg freezing for a chance to have children later in life.

Singapore egg-freezing ban forces women to head overseas

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