News: Women's Health Monthly
We're your resource for women's health information, from gynecology to heart health to primary care, and beyond. Check out the latest stories below, or look for information by topic further down the page. Want a story about a topic you can't find here? Let us know.
New stories in February 2020
Is the keto diet heart-healthy?
We asked a dietitian. The short answer? No.
Lung cancer in women
1 in 5 lung cancer patients never smoked.
Women Who Inspire Us
Dr. Cecily Saunders created palliative care as we know it.
Women's health by topic
Gynecology
Primary Care
Wellness, screening recommendations, family health and more
- Prediabetes is about prevention
- Breast cancer screening: Is 40 the new 50?
- Exercise may not make up for sitting
- Gear up for flu season
- Well-woman visits: Not your mom's "annual"
- Fitting in exercise - every minute counts
- Self-care for the caregiver
- Pregnant? Don't skip the flu vaccine
- You're the champion! Of your family's health care
- Your primary care home
- Osteoporosis: Know your risk
- Prep for the test and save your life (colon cancer screening)
- Your best self at any age
Pregnancy and childbirth
From prenatal care through delivery and beyond
- Five benefits of group prenatal care (midwifery)
- Diabetes in pregnancy: you're not alone
- Pregnancy care for women with heart conditions
- Water birth with OHSU's nurse-midwives
- Pregnant? Don't skip the flu vaccine
- What to expect: STD testing during pregnancy
- The extra challenge of breastfeeding
- What you need to know about your milk supply
- Returning to work: The breastfeeding challenge
Heart health
Mental health and wellness
Midlife and menopause
Cancer
Treatment, survivorship, research and more
- Know your risk: Researchers are using genetics to find ovarian cancer sooner
- The link between breast cancer and heart disease
- Sex issues from cancer? Don't wait to get help
- Breast cancer screening: Is 50 the new 40?
- Fertility after cancer
- OHSU researchers tackle breast cancer with Circle of Giving support
- One woman's story: Sherie Hildreth
- An ovarian cancer story: Jane E. Werner
- Prep for the test and save your life (colon cancer screening)
- Woman to Woman: Partners for life
- The Jane Werner Ovarian Cancer Fund
Nutrition and digestive health
Women's health research
Urogynecology
Other health topics
From acupuncture to dermatology, and naturopathy to neurology
- The truth about migraines
- The whole-health approach of palliative care
- Women and Parkinson's disease: What we don't know
- Traditional Chinese medicine at our clinic
- Your skin: A window to your health
- Enjoy summer and protect your skin
- Self-care for the caregiver
- HIV prevention: Spread the word
- Acupuncture for pain
Women's health myths
Women who inspire us
Our monthly series on incredible women, past and present
- Maya Angelou
- Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
- Aidy Bryant
- Heart survivor Carmen
- Katie Couric
- Dr. Augusta Dejerine Klumpke
- Dr. Marie Equi
- Ina May Gaskin
- Melinda Gates
- Beatrice Gilmore, R.N.
- Go Red's Real Women
- Going public about menopause
- Roma Guy
- Dorothy Height
- Sherie Hildreth
- Dorothy Horstmann
- Gwen Ifill
- Dr. Paula Johnson
- Rose Kushner
- Lilly Ledbetter
- Burr Leonard
- Dr. Alyson McGregor
- Barb Neff, R.N.
- Marion Nestle
- Florence Nightingale
- Dr. Antonia Novello
- Georgia O'Keefe
- Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy
- Dr. M. Susan Smith
- Speaking out about incontinence
- Dr. Frances Storrs
- Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider
- Dr. Janet Vaughan
- Dr. Mary E. Walker
- Jane E. Werner
- Women in Science