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Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Abortion, Black Maternal Health, Contraception

Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?

By Jonathan Sharp ● Health & Science ● April 14, 2022

The fact that medical professionals seldom ask women whether they served in the military upon assigning them a diagnosis is just one of the reasons why many female veterans fail to receive the healthcare they need.

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From Scientific Bombshells to Scientific Breakthroughs: Women are in the Lead

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Health & Science ● July 14, 2021

“The vaccine you are going to be taking was developed by an African American woman and that is just a fact.” - Dr. Anthony Fauci

What is Women’s Health? It’s More Than You Think

By Christina Chang ● Commentary ● June 28, 2021

When we hear “women’s health,” we should picture everything from the food labels that warn us about the hidden, unhealthy ingredients in packaged food to the policies that ban smoking in public spaces to the birth certificates that grant girls access to education.

STEMMing the Tide of Women’s Progress

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Health & Science ● May 12, 2021

During the pandemic women make up 39 percent of global employment but account for 54 percent of overall job losses.

The Global Gag Rule: Will HER End It?

By Karen J. Coates ● Commentary ● February 10, 2021

The Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act (HER Act) would repeal the Global Gag Rule and prevent a future president from unilaterally reinstating it.

Fire Drill Friday: With Fonda and Field

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● Health & Science ● December 15, 2019

As I turned to look toward the Capitol lined by a wall of twenty police officers determined to stop the protestors. I thought to myself, ‘Don’t they know we are marching for them as well?”

For Breastfeeding Awareness Month: How Breast Milk Shapes the Gut...and Brain!

By Kristine Gedroic, MD ● Black Maternal Health ● August 21, 2019

Breast milk’s effects on health has more to do with its impact on early formation of the gut, which has been found in recent years to benefit the body and brain long term.

OTC Birth Control Pills: Answering Attacks on Access

By Dr. Daniel Grossman ● Commentary ● July 24, 2019

If we want to truly make birth control pills accessible to everyone who wants them, one essential step will be to make them available without a prescription.

Can Women Save The World?

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● Health & Science ● April 24, 2019

“We gain from peace and stability. They gain from lawlessness.”

NASA Cancels All-Women Spacewalk

By Kaz Weida ● Health & Science ● March 25, 2019

Less than 24 hours before, it was discovered there weren't enough properly-sized space suits.