New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Hair growth can be a long and complicated journey. Perhaps you’ve already cycled through countless serums, shampoos, conditioners and masks — and maybe even tried red-light therapy — yet nothing … Read more
She’s got the secrets to a timeless home — and maybe the fountain of youth, too. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is known for her impeccable taste, domestic know-how and viral thirst traps that have sent social media into a frenzy. Now, the 85-year-old is pulling back the curtain on her health, revealing the medication she’s … Read more
Talk about an unlikely hero. Tapeworms are often the bane of the health world, from ill-advised use to achieve a slim waist to inflicting terrible neurological symptoms like headaches, confusion, seizures and death. Medication used for the little larvae could provide relief for a disease with debilitating pain and no cure that experts have deemed … Read more
A million-in-one chance for the “Million Dollar Baby”? Oscar-winner Hilary Swank recently announced she’s expecting her third baby later in December, adding to the growing list of women becoming pregnant during the transition to menopause. While the 52-year-old actress is hardly the last woman to carry a child while approaching “The Change,” an expert breaks … Read more
Fantasies inspired by the new movie “Wicker” are coming out of the woodwork. Experts say: Don’t bark up that tree. Since the trailer came out in July, women have been thirsting over the wicker Alexander Skarsgård — and the character’s stamina in the bedroom. Some women have even taken to the net to share some … Read more
A device that measures nighttime female “erections” to gauge longevity? Now that’s a biohacker’s wet dream. Every night, Kate Tolo inserts a $15,700 “research grade erection device” into what her boyfriend and business partner, biohacker Bryan Johnson, famously called her “top 1%” vagina. In fact, both of them wear an erection tracker nightly. Johnson says … Read more
About 5 to 10% of breast cancer cases are linked to inherited gene mutations, which is why doctors recommend all women complete a risk assessment by age 25 to determine if they should get further genetic testing for cancer-linked BRCA mutations. But women who got their genetic test results a while ago — before 2013 … Read more
A major brand of panty liners has been accused of exposing hundreds of women to a cancer-causing chemical — with users claiming they suffered devastating health problems ranging from yeast infections to liver disease, a new lawsuit claims. Carefree, a feminine hygiene brand once owned by Johnson & Johnson and now owned by Essity, allegedly … Read more
This might just be the breast-kept secret in women’s health. For people at average risk, most leading medical organizations recommend starting regular mammograms at age 40 to check for signs of breast cancer before symptoms appear. But that scan may reveal more than just how the girls are doing. Mammograms may help doctors better gauge … Read more
This year, the number of US adults on a GLP-1 medication for weight loss reached an astonishing 11% — meaning more than one in 10 adults are on one form or another of the jab. This explosion in use of drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro has happened over a very short time — about … Read more
One in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that early detection and treatment are only getting better. When breast cancer is caught in its earliest stages the 5-year survival rate is over 99%. While most women know to self-check and be on the … Read more
Osteoporosis is often dismissed as an inevitable part of aging. While bone mass naturally peaks in the late 20s and declines with age, the belief that this metabolic bone disease is guaranteed for everyone is a dangerous assumption — especially because osteoporosis can become deadly serious. That belief is also false: Osteoporosis is not inevitable, … Read more
Don’t call it a comeback. For more than a century, an organ in the female reproductive system was written off as useless. However, a recent study indicates that what researchers have called a “mysterious orphan structure” may play an essential role in fertility and keeping the ovaries healthy. Once dismissed as useless, the long-overlooked structure … Read more
What a heavy lift. Women with larger breasts are all too familiar with the backaches and neck pain that can come with a bigger set of ta-tas. But a new study published today links having disproportionately big breasts with an unexpected health issue — that, on its surface, isn’t connected to the chest at all. “Many … Read more
Stephanie Corn was shopping for shoes in Houston when a terrifying realization stopped her cold: She had no idea where she was. Frightened, she ducked into a dressing room and called her now-ex-husband to pick her up. “He asked me where I was and I couldn’t tell him,” Corn, 56, told The Post. “I had … Read more
Aging well isn’t just about looking good. Everyday choices play a big role in how we age, and one longevity doc says a few bad habits may seem harmless — but are actually having a real impact on your body. The good news? You can still backtrack on these mistakes. “Women in their 30s and … Read more
BOSTON — New parents in Massachusetts should receive better support and postpartum care, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday, following the high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who, her attorneys argued, was suffering from unresolved postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children in 2023. Healey proposed providing free home visits by nurses to all parents with newborns as well as updated … Read more
A content creator says shaving her bikini line left her fighting for her life after an infected ingrown hair developed into sepsis. Christy Collins initially thought she had nothing more than a painful boil after noticing a small lump on her bikini line last week (9 August). But within days, the swelling had ballooned into … Read more
A Minnesota woman whose best friend died from ovarian cancer was stunned when she was diagnosed with the same disease less than a year later. Becky Drexler was there to support her best friend, Connie Dahl, when she was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in April 2015 at age 51. After a courageous battle, Dahl passed … Read more
Some people took the first few letters of menopause too literally. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) published nutritional guidelines for women throughout perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause this past March. The problem? The guidelines were based on research carried out exclusively on men. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition published … Read more