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Women with pre-eclampsia face a heightened risk of subsequent kidney disease within the first postpartum year when compared with those whose pregnancies are complicated by gestational hypertension, as shown in a retrospective study.
A study in Chile has noted the presence of elevated haemoglobin (Hb) among pregnant women despite the increased prevalence of depleted iron stores, contributing to adverse maternal outcomes.
An editorial piece published in Hong Kong Medical Journal makes a case for universal access to noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) as the first-line screening option within Hong Kong’s public healthcare system – on the basis of women’s preferences and its clinical superiority vs first-trimester combined screening (FTS). [Hong Kong Med J 2026;32:287-290]
Patients with ovarian cancer are no strangers to several drug therapy problems (DTPs), particularly adverse drug reactions, suggests a study.
Adjunctive azithromycin use during unscheduled cesarean deliveries has increased following the landmark C/SOAP trial in 2016, resulting in a decrease in postpartum infection rates in a real-world US cohort.
Offsprings of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) – renamed as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) since May 2026 – exhibit cardiometabolic and reproductive alterations in young adulthood, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.
Initiation of hormone therapy during menopause or in recently postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.
The use of systemic hormone therapy in women helps improve mood symptoms in midlife, regardless of prior diagnosis of a mental health condition, antidepressant use, or menopause stage, according to a study.
Supplementation with high-dose folic acid appears beneficial to pregnant women with epilepsy being treated with antiseizure medications (ASMs), having been associated with a lower incidence of adverse offspring outcomes in an observational study from China.
Sleep disturbances during perimenopause are associated with poorer cognitive function decades later, as suggested in a study.
