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20-Minute Workouts Boost Longevity
Strength and balance training in 20 minutes twice weekly may improve health and longevity for older adults.
Woman's World · 1m
Women Talking About Low Desire
Women share how low desire changes lives and the treatment for HSDD.
Woman's World · 1m
UK HRT shortages: which products are affected
Women face ongoing shortages of hormone replacement therapy products, with some expected to remain unavailable until January.
the Guardian · 1m
Hilary Swank reflects on older motherhood benefits
Hilary Swank, 52, shares how being an older mom changed her parenting style months before announcing pregnancy.
Dailymail · 1m
Lung cancer is rising in people who never smoked
Pope Leo XIV's diagnosis highlights a shift in who gets the disease, but screening guidelines have not caught up.
Fortune · 2m
Liver transplant fix for women falls short
A new algorithm was supposed to make liver allocation fairer for women. Early data shows the gains didn't last.
Vox · 4m
Dr Ellie: Why middle-aged women face heart attack risks
Middle-aged women face hidden heart attack risks, similar to Emma Chambers' death at 53.
Dailymail · 2m
Push for subsidised weight-loss drugs for PMOS
Australian advocates want GLP-1 medications funded on the PBS for women with polyendrocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, but approval remains uncertain.
the Guardian · 1m
Most women never use their frozen eggs
A study of 20,209 Australian and New Zealand women found only one in four return to use eggs they froze for non-medical reasons within ten years.
Abc · 2m
Sexual Health Gap: 26 Men's Drugs vs 2 Women's
Women get 2 FDA-approved sexual health treatments while men have 26, revealing a decades-long research gap.
Woman's World · 1m
Menopause Tracking Gap in Health Records
New research shows only 12% of women's health records note menopause despite half reporting symptoms.
PhillyVoice · 1m
Porsha Williams had emergency hysterectomy for fibroids
The Real Housewives star reveals she underwent surgery this year after doctors found 21 uterine fibroids, one the size of a cantaloupe.
CBS News · 1m
Midlife Therapy Boom Explains 2026 Mental Health Shift
Women over 50 increasingly seek therapy for first time as midlife crisis intensifies.
Psychologies · 1m
Why women's surgery costs less and gets worse care
Gynecologic procedures are reimbursed at lower rates than comparable male surgeries, starving women's health services of resources and training.
Vox · 4m
The ovary keeps working after menopause
Scientists discover postmenopausal ovaries are far more active than previously thought, reshaping how we understand women's aging.
WIRED · 2m
Dutch dictionary adds new word for labia
Dikke van Dale includes vulvalippen to replace a term linked with shame, part of a wider push across Europe to destigmatise language around women's bodies.
BBC News · 2m
20,000 pregnant women a year report abuse to midwives
Analysis reveals the scale of domestic violence disclosures in English maternity services, but midwives say they lack training and support to respond.
the Guardian · 1m
Kate Tolo's extreme quest for endometriosis answers
Bryan Johnson's girlfriend is tracking 1,500 biomarkers to find a noninvasive diagnosis for a disease that takes five to ten years to diagnose.
WIRED · 4m
Why this mom closes her bedroom door
A mother of four kids and four dogs explains why her closed bedroom door is non-negotiable.
Business Insider · 1m
Menopause data gap in health records
Electronic health records miss menopause status for most women despite its health impact
The Conversation · 1m
FDA scrutinizes testosterone use for menopause
Doctors increasingly prescribe testosterone off-label to menopausal women, but safety data remains incomplete.
ABC News · 1m
PDRN for hair loss is trending, but here's what experts say
Salmon DNA shows early promise for thicker hair, but dermatologists warn it's not proven yet.
Woman's World · 2m
Rethink your health insurance after menopause
Your health needs shift after menopause. Here's how to adjust your coverage to match your life.
Psychologies · 2m
South Korea approves abortion pills after decades of bans
Seven years after decriminalizing abortion, South Korea will finally allow medication abortions starting in 2027, marking a major shift for one of the world's strictest countries.
TIME · 1m
Estradiol patch shortage hits pharmacies
Demand for menopause hormone therapy surged after FDA removed safety warnings, leaving women unable to fill prescriptions.
Dallas Express · 2m
5 Essential Oils to Ease Menopause Symptoms
Aromatherapy offers a simple, affordable way to manage hot flashes, sleep issues and mood swings during menopause.
Woman's World · 2m
Pregnant women miscarrying in ICE detention
Immigration authorities recorded 18 miscarriages in nine months but stopped tracking the data, obscuring a health crisis.
Futurism · 1m
Cancer deaths fall, but young people face rising risk
U.S. cancer mortality is declining thanks to medical breakthroughs, but early-onset diagnoses among adults under 50 are climbing, especially in women.
PhillyVoice · 2m
The mood side effects of birth control we ignore
Research shows hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk, but doctors rarely mention it.
Mother Jones · 1m
Kegel trainers: rebuilding strength after birth
One in three new parents leak urine postpartum. Bluetooth-connected Kegel trainers are making pelvic floor recovery visible and trackable.
Woman's World · 1m
How bad healthcare derails women's entire lives
Melinda French Gates on the ways the US health system fails American women and how to turn it around.
Vox · 3m
Millions lack affordable birth control access
New mapping data shows 21 million American women live in counties with limited contraception access.
NPR · 1m · 6 views
Aly Raisman on listening to your body
The Olympic gymnast talks mental health, self-advocacy, and why women deserve better care.
CBS News · 1m
Evvy raises $40M to fix the data gap in women's health
A $40M Series B bets that vaginal microbiome data can answer questions medicine keeps calling unexplained.
TechCrunch · 2m
The Ureaplasma test for whether someone cares
A bacterium nobody tests for became her best filter for who deserves a place in her bed.
Slate Magazine · 3m
When You Stop Wanting Sex, You Often Stop Wanting Everything
Doctors say low libido is rarely just a bedroom problem, and fixing it can bring back your appetite for the rest of your life.
Woman's World · 2m
Two-thirds of Alzheimer's diagnoses are women
Maria Shriver on why brain health belongs in your thirties, not just your seventies.
TIME · 1m