A lawmaker in Maine recently suggested that jail would be like “a country club” if incarcerated women were given access to free pads and tampons. State Rep. Richard Pickett (R) made the comments during a hearing last week to advance a state bill that would guarantee free menstrual products in all of Maine’s jails, county correctional […]
Important information on the efficacy of new drugs and treatments is going unpublished, posing a risk to health, says a report by MPs. The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee says despite repeated warnings, not enough is being done to make sure the results of all clinical trials are reported. Nearly half of clinical […]
Brie Bella, WWE wrestler and star of both Total Divas and Total Bellas, shared last year that she produced more breast milk than she needed after having her daughter, Birdie—so much so, that she donated her extra milk to help babies at her local hospital. But now, Bella revealed that she eventually struggled to produce […]
The common vaginal infection thrush can make life “hell” for millions of women worldwide, particularly if it keeps coming back, scientists are warning. According to University of Manchester research, recurrent thrush is a growing problem which can feel “like torture” if it isn’t treated. Three out of four women are thought to develop thrush at […]
Scientists are warning that levels of resistance to treatments for fungal infections are growing, which could lead to more outbreaks of disease. Intensive-care and transplant patients and those with cancer are most at risk because their immune systems cannot fight off the infections. Writing in Science, researchers said new treatments were urgently needed. Fungal infections […]