Women’s Health – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

16 Apr

Yale-launched national coalition aims to defend public health from political threats

CoreyLatest NewsReproductive rights, United States, Women's Health, Yale

Mindy Jane Roseman, director of International Law Programs and director of the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights at the Yale Law School, signed the open letter from Defend Public Health opposing Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Roseman’s work focuses on how international human rights norms and laws improve health outcomes, particularly regarding sexual and reproductive health. While funding for her work does not depend on US government support directly, she is still concerned that the Trump administration wants to remove the voices of underrepresented patients from public health…

27 Mar

What happens to health research when ‘women’ is a banned word?

CoreyLatest NewsFunding, gender, GOP, Trump, United States, Women's Health, Women's Rights

Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.

20 Mar

Women’s advocates call for better access to abortion — Bermuda

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion Care, Bermuda, Healthcare, International, Women's Health

The head of a charity and a former senator have welcomed a Throne Speech pledge to remove abortion from the criminal code. They agree that more is needed to improve access to and affordability of pregnancy termination.

17 Mar

The Root Causes of the Innovation Gap in Women’s Health

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Science, United States, Women's Health

Dr. Dina Radenkovic, CEO of Gameto, discusses the company's pioneering use of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology in fertility treatments, particularly addressing ovarian aging. Its lead product, Fertilo, is an iPSC-derived ovarian support cell line in phase III clinical trials in the US with FDA clearance, and commercial availability in markets like Australia and Latin America. The company faces challenges including the scarcity of human eggs and regulatory hurdles. Radenkovic also highlights the need for better models to study female-specific conditions and the importance of political advocacy and funding to drive innovation in women's health.

16 Mar

Australian Government Subsidizes Key Medications To Boost Women’s Health

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, International, IVF, Women's Health

The Australian government is set to make significant changes to women’s health care by adding popular medications to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Starting May 1, 2025, three major medications will be subsidized, providing financial relief to thousands of women facing high costs for contraceptive, endometriosis, and IVF treatments.

15 Mar

Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

ChaseLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, Mental health, misogyny, United States, Women's Health

While politicianscan make decisions that have direct effects on keeping the public healthy, new research from Emory University highlights how policymakers may also have indirect impacts on their constituents’ wellbeing.

10 Feb

Contraceptive pill could help reduce risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests

CoreyLatest NewsBirth Control, Contraception, Healthcare, United States, Women's Health

Screening for risk factors of ovarian cancer using artificial intelligence, UniSA researchers found that the oral contraceptive pill reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 26% among women who had ever used the Pill, and by 43% for women who had used the Pill after the age of 45.

08 Feb

AAMC Statement on Drastic Cuts to NIH-Funded Research

PatLatest NewsAAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges, NIH, Trump, Women's Health

“The administration’s announcement that it plans to cut federal support of biomedical research by drastically reducing reimbursement of research costs related to peer-reviewed grants from the NIH will diminish the nation’s research capacity, slowing scientific progress and depriving patients, families, and communities across the country of new treatments, diagnostics, and preventative interventions.

22 Jul

Opinion: Abortion restrictions, inadequate investments undermine women’s health outcomes

BarbraLatest News, OpinionAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, North Carolina, United States, Women's Health

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