New findings raise caution for women on blockbuster weight-loss drugs ...

By Bhanvi Satija and Robin Respaut LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are increasingly turning to ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD New research shows that women who halt GLP-1 medications near conception face greater gestational weight gain and elevated risks for preterm birth and pregnancy-related ...

Women who experience significant weight gain after the age of 20 and either have their first child after the age of 30 or don’t have children are almost three times more likely to develop breast ...

Finding the right diet and exercise plan can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack—overwhelming and often discouraging. That’s especially true during perimenopause, when constantly-shifting ...

It's true that you can be healthy while living in a larger body. But it's also true that, for many, carrying excess weight can lead to health problems. This tends to be a bigger issue for women. More ...

A woman says she was “skinny-shamed” like Luisa Zissman and made to feel she had to be “grateful” for being slim despite struggling to gain weight. Bella Barnes, 26, has always been naturally slim and ...

Menopausal weight gain is common, driven by hormonal changes and decreased muscle mass and energy expenditure. Hormone therapy is weight neutral and should not be used for weight loss; it may help ...

Baylen Dupree said she’s gained 18 lbs. from the new medication she’s taking for her Tourette syndrome In PEOPLE’s exclusive clip, the 23-year-old said she’s gotten a lot of mean comments on social ...

Inherited changes in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, raise lifetime risk substantially. For ovarian cancer, the National Cancer Institute estimates that 39 to 58 percent of women with ...