Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Women's Health covers notable advances in breast cancer care, the importance of friendships, Pittsburgh-area groups aiming to squash Black maternal mortality rates and more.
Abby Mackey is a Health reporter for the Post-Gazette, covering women’s health, pediatrics and nutrition, and appears on KDKA-TV as a health contributor. She holds bachelor’s degrees in physical anthropology and nursing, and is a...
No matter our chromosomal makeup, we all age. And we all (hopefully) reflect on that process. It’s the healthy thing to do, really. In thinking about this Women’s Health Guide, we figured we’d ponder what we would tell our younger selves. We...
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New guidelines released this year say that women of average risk for breast cancer should begin getting mammograms at age 40, and should get them every other year. Those guidelines from the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force are a change...
Period panties may seem like modern tools for women to experience all four weeks of every month exactly how they choose but, in reality, they’re a millennial upcycle of an age-old practice. When bleeding straight into your hoop skirt wasn’t...
Menstruation has been the albatross around the waists of women since the beginning of time. Period. Labeled “unclean,” forced to stay in their huts, shoving vaguely sanitary towels between their legs and whispering “M” to gym teachers to...
The most common cause for dryness “down there” is menopausal hormone changes, but because of its varied causes, this issue can affect women across their lifespans. Antihistamines and decongestants — medications that fight allergy and cold...