A landmark study published in JAMA Women’s Health has revealed a striking and sobering statistic: an estimated 17.9 million middle-aged women in the United States are overdue for at least one recommended cancer screening test. If you are between the ages of 45 and 65, this finding is directly relevant to you — and we […]
If you’ve seen recent news about alcohol and your health, you may be wondering what it actually means for you. A federal research report on alcohol — originally commissioned to help shape the nation’s dietary guidelines — was set aside and never officially released. Its authors have now published their findings independently in a peer-reviewed […]
A message from your OB-GYN care team | Spring 2025 New global research brings both encouraging news and a serious warning for women’s health. Cancer deaths are falling — but a new threat tied to obesity is quietly rising. As your OB-GYN care team, we want to make sure you have the full picture. A […]
New research confirms what many of us quietly sense: the way we use our phones may be reshaping how we see ourselves — and how we treat our bodies. As your OB-GYN care team, we believe this conversation belongs squarely in the exam room. A landmark systematic review published in JMIR Mental Health, covering 35 […]
In recent years, an alarming health trend has emerged that affects not just older adults, but increasingly younger people as well. According to research reported by CNN and NBC News and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Americans under the […]
Women’s health is influenced by dynamic endocrine, neurological, metabolic, and reproductive systems that fluctuate across the lifespan — cyclically during the menstrual years and gradually during perimenopause and menopause. Many women experience mild symptoms such as menstrual discomfort, premenstrual emotional changes, mild hot flashes, irritability, sleep changes, or vaginal dryness. While pharmaceutical prescriptions (e.g., hormonal […]
You may have heard of the HPV vaccine, which protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV) — the most common sexually transmitted infection. HPV is important because certain “high-risk” types can cause cervical cancer, as well as vaginal, vulvar, anal, penile, and throat cancers. You can read more about HPV from the Mayo Clinic and the […]
Diabetes in pregnancy, whether pregestational type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), is one of the most common and high-risk medical conditions encountered in obstetric care. Poorly controlled glucose during pregnancy has been consistently associated with adverse outcomes for both mothers and their babies. Fortunately, advances in technology—specifically continuous glucose monitoring […]
We’ve all heard that exercise is good for us — but what if something as simple as walking briskly for just 15 minutes a day could actually help you live longer? That’s precisely what a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found. Researchers led by Liu and colleagues studied over 85,000 adults […]
A recent study has shed light on a concerning health trend: fewer than one in five women going through menopause meet optimal cardiovascular health standards according to the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) metrics. Published in the journal Menopause and highlighted by Healio, the study shows that only 21% of midlife women achieved […]