Woman’s Health – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

01 Sep

When “Normal” Lab Results Don’t Match How a Woman Feels

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Woman's Health

A single test on a single day is a snapshot, not a full history.

28 Aug

Women Are Aging in Front of a Million Mirrors: How Perimenopause Changes More Than Our Face

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Perimenopause, Reproductive rights, United States, Woman's Health

The mirror tells only half the story. The other half is happening inside the brain.

07 Sep

Hysterectomy, oophorectomy linked to raised stroke risk

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, Woman's Health

The risk of stroke is greater in women with hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy vs no surgery, according to a recent study published in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

27 Jul

Women’s health care lacks funding, research, FDA chief says

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Woman's Health

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary has taken a personal interest in addressing hormone therapy treatment for menopause.

29 May

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research

DoryLatest NewsCenters for Disease Control, Contraception, Scientific Research, Trump Administration, United States, Woman's Health

To most people, the eight-person team was indistinguishable from the hundreds of other scientists and researchers cut in April during the mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But for many clinicians who specialize in women’s health, losing the team responsible for the CDC’s contraception guidelines was a devastating blow to women’s health.

28 Mar

Trump wants to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a case aimed at that.

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The case concerns a South Carolina policy that would prevent people from using Medicaid — which predominantly insures people of color — at the nation’s largest family planning provider.

21 Mar

Women’s health was overlooked for decades. Not anymore

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Telehealth, United States, Woman's Health

After years of being ignored, women’s health is becoming a hot market for innovation and investment.

27 Mar

Mental health & pregnancy + sudden cardiac arrest in women

BarbraLatest News, United StatesCardiac Care, Mental health, Pregnancy, Woman's Health

Every year, about 350,000 people suffer sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital. Almost 90 percent of all cases are deadly. 40 percent of these episodes are made up by women. While men and women experience different symptoms of heart disease, the risks of sudden cardiac arrest are different, too. Nancy Dagefoerde, an advanced practice nurse with the OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute, says sudden cardiac arrest can happen to any adult, mostly those 30 and older.

31 Dec

‘Jane Roe’ is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023

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As 2023 comes to a close, so too does the first full year of the post-Roe era in America. Some of the year's developments were expected, like more conservative states enacting abortion restrictions. Others were surprising, like the fact that there were more abortions nationally in the year after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision than the previous one.