Women's health

Many women suffer from arm pain after breast cancer surgery – and now a solution has been found

A new Israeli study found that most women who underwent surgery for breast cancer suffered from pain, restricted movement, or impaired function. The study's findings will help improve rehabilitation.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
A patient after surgery. Sleep affects recovery.
A woman consults with her doctor; illustrative.

Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth

Despite doctors affirming that suddenly being mean definitely can’t heal illness, the women of the internet have taken the meme and run with it.

|BySHIR PERETS
The test that could save millions of women from chemotherapy and is available in Israel

The test that could save millions of women from chemotherapy and is available in Israel

A large-scale international study has found that an advanced genomic test can identify which breast cancer patients can avoid aggressive treatment that could harm the body.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
Experts claim that today it is increasingly clear that blood pressure affects women differently

The silent killer reaches women as early as age 30

More and more studies indicate that the approach toward high blood pressure in women must change, and fast. Here are all the reasons.

|ByDR. GALINA SHENKERMAN, A SPECIALIST IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Haredi communities refuse to vaccinate their children

Irreversible complications and even deaths were reported as a result of unvaccinated infants and pregnant women who could easily have given them immunity.

JULY 14, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Haredi Jews prepare for the upcoming fesitval of Rosh Hashanah, Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 15, 2020

The Menopause Diaries part V: The menopause doctor

Andrea Samuels tackles the medical realities many women face upon entering menopause.

JUNE 29, 2024ByANDREA SAMUELS
Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme assise’ (Melancholy Woman), 1902-1903.