No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision
full story »

New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annually
full story »

Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Taking menstrual cycle into account when booking exam may cut need for repeat scans, study suggests
full story »

Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Testicular cells could be preserved for later use, study suggests
full story »

Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive care
full story »

Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendations
full story »

Spray May Delay Ejaculation
Using five minutes before intercourse significantly postponed orgasm, study finds
full story »

Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Study finds low level shedding may be continuous, infection state unclear
full story »

MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Study finds complications no greater overall than for other women
full story »

Mammography: What to Do Now?
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelines
full story »

Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart
Separate study finds stem cell therapy improves exercise capacity in patients with enlarged hearts
full story »

Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
All-female group had better success rates than traditional program, study finds
full story »

Teen Girls at Higher Risk for STDs: Report
Improved access to treatment for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis is 'imperative,' expert says
full story »

Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
When BRCA1 is deactivated, it can lead to hardening of the arteries, mouse study suggests
full story »

Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
Males have triple the odds than women, study finds, and black men are especially prone
full story »