Bonnie Discepolo participated in an clinical trial examining possibly delaying menopause to improve health outcomes. She hopes it gives women more agency.
Earlier this year, Columbia University Irving Medical Center launched a new graduate medical education (GME) initiative designed to develop expertise in climate change and healthcare sustainability
In the past five years or so, it’s become something of a burgeoning wellness trend for women of reproductive age to question, or even outright quit, hormonal birth control.
First, some good news: ovarian cancer is actually not all that common, with just 22,240 women diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society.
There's a lot of misconceptions about what it means to live with polycystic ovary syndrome. And because people can't see what's causing me pain, my symptoms and my suffering are often overlooked.
Earlier this summer, James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed their fifth child into the world. The couple has taken to social media several times since to share their excitement.
Affecting as many as 5 million women in the U.S., polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common causes of female infertility, but most women don’t know how treatable PCOS actually is.
This fall, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center proudly welcomes five new full-time faculty members in four different divisions.
Babies are “due” after 40 weeks of gestation, but evidence suggests that infant mortality and complications are lowest for those delivered at 39 weeks, when a fetus is considered full term
There are so many options when it comes to birth control — from condoms and oral contraceptives to vaginal rings, implants, and IUDs — that it can be hard to know which one to choose.
From the Mayo Clinic to Harvard, sources don't always get the facts right about preeclampsia. Reached by ProPublica, some are making needed corrections.
Cathryn Scheipers did not want to get on that train to New York. It was a Sunday night in December 2014, and the commercial real estate professional had an important conference the next morning.