Results for Female Conditions

Most often remembered as the first American woman to receive an M.D. degree, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell worked tirelessly to secure equality for all members of the medical profession.

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is one of fewer than 100 black female physicists in the country, and the recent winner of $1.1 million grant to further develop a technology she’s pioneered that uses…

Giving birth leads to several neurological changes in the female brain, affecting gray matter in the amygdala.

From Chrissy Teigen to Padma Lakshmi, women are coming forward about their struggle.

In about four years, everyone will admit to it, too.

Fainting could be a sign of a serious heart problem and should be evaluated by a doctor, say new guidelines from three leading heart organizations.

Mar 24, 2015 | 9:02 PM
Nurses attend to a patient at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. A new study finds that registered nurses who are men earn more than their counterparts who are women. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
When Linda Hippolyte first got into nursing, she thought everyone at her hospital was paid based on their experience and education
But when she got a peek at other nurses' salaries at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside, she was in for…

Skin problems and joint disorders top the list of reasons people visit doctors, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.

Obesity and ADHD have been found to coincide in females, says a new study that has followed participants from 1976-2010, suggesting a need for greater awareness of the risks.

LDS Hospital is celebrating the storied career of Utah’s first female OB/GYN, Vicki Macy, MD. On Thursday, patients – including one family whom Dr. Macy delivered three generations of babies – and Labor & Delivery staff from LDS Hospital will gather to celebrate Dr. Macy's storied career. She is retiring this fall
Throughout her nearly 40-year career, Macy has delivered more than 9,000 babies – the…

Perhaps you are among the tens of millions of men in this country who are on the slippery slope of losing vitality, will admit, at least to yourself, that you are going downhill, and in the process are losing some of your enthusiasm for life as you age.

Mayo Clinic research shows that second opinions often differ from initial evaluations.

Older hospital patients treated by a woman were slightly less likely to be readmitted or die within 30 days

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If there's one place Alisha Hvistendahl feels like she belongs, it's as an assistant coach for the Bethel men's basketball team.

Pediatric heart conditions can be not only frightening, but disruptive to family life. Here’s how HeartBeatz is helping families cope.

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