A teen girl who thought she had a bad hangover was experiencing early symptoms of a fatal blood clot in her brain, her mother says — one that is believed to have been caused by her birth control pills ...

If your lifestyle is more desk-bound or you spend most of your time sitting your veins might develop severe complications We spoke to an expert who listed our potential issues including blood clots du ...

Choosing a contraceptive method is a deeply personal decision, yet it is often shrouded in myths and old wives' tales. In India, many women hesitate to use oral contraceptive pills due to fears of ...

Elizabeth Simms was 27 and pregnant when she was struck with a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Her fourth pregnancy had been generally uncomplicated. Elizabeth was busy chasing her three young ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 649 women died during pregnancy or within weeks after giving birth in 2024. That’s lower than the 669 deaths recorded in 2023, ...

O’Hara’s sudden passing on January 30 at age 71 has drawn attention to a medical emergency that can unfold rapidly. What makes this condition especially alarming is that it can ...

Trump Surgeon General nominee Casey Means was confronted by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) over comments trashing contraception as ...

President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, wellness influencer Casey Means, parroted various MAHA talking points throughout a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, whil ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be surgeon general faced intense questioning on Tuesday over her stance on mifepristone, the most widely used abortion pill in the United States. During testimony ...

Dr. Casey Means appeared before the Senate on Wednesday in a long-awaited hearing to discuss her highly scrutinized ...

AYVAKIT ® (avapritinib) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM). AYVAKIT is ...

After loss reshaped their lives, softball turned into salvation for Steven and Salen Hawkins. This is the story behind the ...