Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people. Experts say that needs to change ...

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Yes, there are women Harlem Globetrotters. Meet Fatima “TNT” Lister, Cherelle “Torch” George and Arysia “Ace” Porter. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; photos: Courtesy of Harlem ...

To cabdrivers or other chatty strangers, Fatima Lister is a librarian or a “hot-air-balloon instructor person.” “I think it’s kind of fun,” she tells Yahoo of these temporary aliases. “But I usually ...

Hear the stories of four women diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant, during breastfeeding or postpartum.

Yes, all available evidence shows that the COVID vaccine is safe during pregnancy. According to ACOG, "There is no evidence ...

A 32-year-old mom shares how she underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy while pregnant and later gave birth to a healthy ...

Pregnant and lactating women have been historically excluded from drug trials, even though many rely on medications to manage pain, mental health and chronic disease.

"It wasn’t until I developed a random blind spot in my eye that my mom took me to the ER. They ordered a head CT that caught ...

One last important factor affecting the likelihood of stretch marks is how much weight you gain during pregnancy and how quickly. Rapid weight gain makes you more prone to this badge of pregnancy. The ...

Our bodies are intricate machines: complex, intelligent, and deeply responsive to how we nourish them. For Black women in particular, nutrition and taking the right essential vitamins are crucial ...

IT is the leading cause of death in women under 60, yet almost half of Brits are unaware of it. Secondary breast cancer kills 1,000 people a month, but it is often missed. Here, six patients tell ...