UCL announces 2nd phase of CAP-COVID study: How has the pandemic impacted pregnant women in their 1st Trimester? The CAP-COVID study, designed by healthcare professionals at University College London (UCL), launched on 25 May 2020. Since then over 5,000 women across the U.K. have taken part in the online survey, sharing their experiences during the […]
Alcohol abuse: why some veterans are suffering in silence: After their service, ex-forces’ personnel return to civilian life. While most transition and thrive in their new lifestyle and career, some find the adjustment more difficult. Here, Dr Paula Holt MBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor Dean of the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care at the University […]
Scotland’s National Suicide Leadership Prevention Group respond to 2019 increase in deaths by suicide Key figures who are leading Scotland’s new approach to suicide prevention today reacted to the news that the number of people who died by suicide in Scotland in 2019 rose for a second successive year. Statistics released by National Records of […]
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Public calls for cancer warnings on alcohol as nearly 80% say Britain ‘has a drink problem’: Priory experts say lockdown has ‘loosened controls’ on people’s alcohol consumption, with job loss, and loneliness the most significant factors. A new poll shows mounting public concern about drinking levels in the UK, especially under lockdown, with almost 8 in […]
A drug that acts via the natural ‘kisspeptin’ hormone system in the body has the potential to treat reproductive health problems in women, according to a new study. Twenty-four women were injected with a drug called MVT-602 which targets the kisspeptin system to stimulate reproductive hormones that affect fertility, sexual development and menstruation. The naturally occurring […]
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Caesarean-born babies are at increased risk during early childhood of being hospitalised due to an infection, according to a new study of over seven million births from four countries. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Aarhus University and published in PLOS Medicine, found a small but consistent increase in the absolute risk of infection-related hospitalisation […]
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Love goes on in lockdown, but is less physical for some: study. Sexual activity and dating app use declined among Australian adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, although chatting on dating apps increased, University of Melbourne research has found. Published in BMJ journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, the national online survey looked at the impact of lockdown restrictions on […]
A new study, led by experts at the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, provides a clearer and more detailed picture on which women are at increased risk of breast cancer when using different HRT treatments. The results of the study, published in The BMJ, confirm that HRT use is associated with increased risks of breast […]
One women’s journey of menopause and vaginal atrophy. Written in a `tongue in cheek’ way to help break taboos of vaginal atrophy. Informative, serious, tear-jerking and guaranteed to make you laugh. You’ll learn the hidden secrets of menopause aimed to help you during your own experiences, informing women, men and health professionals of all ages. […]
RSM Presidential address: “The changing shape of the Goddess of Fertility”, the impact of globesity in the gynaecologist’s world Date and time: Fri 23 Oct 2020 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm Join Miss Sangeeta Agnihotri, President-Elect of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Academic Council, for the Presidential Address to learn more about a brief history of the […]