Women's Health

Kira Kazantsev says she isolated herself from her friends when they tried to help her get away from an abusive boyfriend.

Newly Crowned Miss America Felt Helpless Against Domestic Violence

9:09am September 16, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

Pageant contestants often pick feel-good issues for their platform topics. Miss New York chose domestic violence because she lived it. There are many reasons why women stay with an abuser, she says.

Changing Tack, GOP Candidates Support Over-The-Counter Birth Control

2:32pm September 15, 2014

by Mara Liasson

A string of Republican Senate candidates are getting behind over-the-counter birth control, a move that could draw women voters.

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A contentious piece of clothing: Members of the Iranian women's soccer team celebrate their win over Syria back in 2007. That year, the international soccer league FIFA banned the wearing of hijabs during games. The ban was lifted in July.

Covering Up With The Hijab May Aid Women's Body Image

10:31am September 15, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A few studies have found that modest clothing is connected with a healthier body image. So a British psychologist looked at whether the hijab protected women against the pressure to be thin.

Though Reproductive Services of Harlingen has been shuttered for months, the surgery rooms seem frozen in time.

A Doctor Who Performed Abortions In South Texas Makes His Case

5:33pm September 12, 2014

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas restrictions on abortion providers have led many clinics to close. Poor women in some spots, like the Rio Grande Valley along the Mexican border, have lost their access to abortion services.

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Lisa Schlager of Chevy Chase, Md., demonstrates outside of the Supreme Court as arguments were made in a case seeking to determine whether the BRCA breast cancer genes can be patented. The court ruled in 2013 that individual genes can't be patented.

Researcher Urges Wider Genetic Screening For Breast Cancer

12:43pm September 09, 2014

by Rob Stein

Genetic tests are recommended for women with a family history of breast cancer. One researcher says all women should be screened, but others say there's not enough evidence that they are at risk.

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Health & Safety

Moses Cone Study: Greensboro Women's Clinic Should Close

3:49pm August 07, 2014

by Emily McCord

Moses Cone officials recommend the closing of Women's Clinic.

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Women make up nearly two-thirds of the people in the U.S. diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Gene Linked To Alzheimer's Poses A Special Threat To Women

7:35pm April 14, 2014

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists have figured out one reason women might be more vulnerable to Alzheimer's: A risk gene doubles women's chances of getting the disease but has minimal effect on men.

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Health & Safety

Go Red For Women

9:48am January 18, 2014

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States.

Archbishop Joseph William Tobin of Indianapolis prays at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting in Baltimore on Nov. 12.

ACLU Sues, Claiming Catholic Hospitals Put Women At Risk

7:50pm December 02, 2013

by Julie Rovner

A woman in Michigan says that a Catholic hospital failed to give her adequate health care when she came to the hospital after her water broke when she was 18 weeks pregnant. That has sparked a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union.

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Women's moods can change based on the phases of their menstrual cycle. But does that mean they have a psychiatric disorder?

Should Severe Premenstrual Symptoms Be A Mental Disorder?

3:37pm October 22, 2013

by Amy Standen

Earlier this year premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, became a recognized mental disorder. But not everyone is convinced that's a good idea. Some researchers worry that medicalizing this unrelenting form of PMS could be used against women, even though only a small percentage of women meet the criteria.

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