older women

(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center sought to determine if breast reconstruction after mastectomy is safe for older women.

The answer is yes.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- As the nation's opioid problem has shifted from heroin to prescription painkillers, the demographics of abusers has shifted as well, according to research presented here.

When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who have found a link between use and higher death rates among older women.

(MedPage Today) -- Older women who experience a hip fracture have a twofold increase in mortality risk in the first year after the fracture, researchers found.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Many women over 50 years old date and are sexually active and thereby face many possible health risks.

Yet, most educational campaigns designed to prevent sexually transmitted diseases target younger generations.

Older women also need and want more information about sexual health and wellness.

An alcoholic drink a day is linked with better health among women progressing into old age, research suggests.

Women in their 40s should have a mammogram every year just like older women, the nation's largest group of ob-gyns now says.

Obesity is now the biggest driving force behind the most common form of breast cancer in older women, say researchers.

Despite the girls-gone-wild image of promiscuous college women, a new journal article suggests that women are actually more sexual in their 30s and 40s

Women in their 40s should stop routinely getting annual mammograms, and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, challenging the use of one of the most common medical tests.