The oral contraceptive pills Yaz and Yasmin will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS ... Both Yaz and Yasmin have benefits beyond birth control. Drospirenone is thought to help reduce ...

13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Contraceptive vaginal ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Contraceptive vaginal rings and skin patches ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian ...

The changes include the oral contraceptive pills Yasmin and Yaz ... and although contraceptives are largely used as a form of birth control, they are also selected for their therapeutic properties ...

New data suggest a heightened risk for stroke and heart attack in women who take hormonal contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin ...

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice ...

A move by the Federal Government to strengthen Medicare with $573.3M to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women has been ...

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A 25-year-old woman from Florida gave birth on a W train in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. She had been missing since last summer, her sister said. By Liam Stack and Chelsia Rose Marcius ...

Weight loss pills are medications designed to assist in weight management through various aspects of metabolism, appetite and fat absorption. While lifestyle changes such as healthy eating ...