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EVERYTHING
Women at Greatest Risk from Gas Stoves
What: Researchers say women face the greatest risks from gas stoves—because they are typically the ones cooking a lot more.
Why it matters: “One study, for example, found that gas stoves may be responsible for 19,000 U.S. adult deaths each year, and that long-term exposure to NO2 from stoves may be the cause of 50,000 cases of pediatric asthma. Johnson recommended avoiding using gas stoves or other types that burn combustibles or, if it can’t be avoided, she said to use a venting hood, open windows, or try to cook for shorter periods of time. ‘Whatever you can do to reduce the amount of time that you’re spending at the stove would be helpful,’ she said.”
Source: Harvard
ABORTION ACCESS
Trump Says He’ll ‘Get Better Ratings’ Than Family of Woman Killed by Trump Abortion Ban
What: Donald Trump held a rally on Fox News with female supporters, and when the host mentioned that the family of Amber Thurman—the Georgia woman who died because of Trump’s abortion bans—was holding a press call, Trump callously and bizarrely said he would “get better ratings” than them.
Why it matters: “I’ve seen plenty of vile things happen during political campaigns, but this was several steps beyond twisted. Who weighs the words of a grieving family or the weight of their grief on a ratings scale? Who laughs at a family speaking out about the death of their loved one?”
Source: USA Today
Florida Group Sues State Over Abortion Ad Threats
What: The group campaigning for Florida’s abortion access amendment has sued state officials after they threatened to punish television stations that aired an ad supporting abortion access. All but one television station ignored the request and aired the ad.
Why it matters: “The group said in its filing in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee that the state’s action was part of a campaign to attack the abortion-rights amendment ‘using public resources and government authority to advance the State’s preferred characterization of its anti-abortion laws as the ‘truth’ and denigrate opposing viewpoints as ‘lies.’’”
Source: AP via ABC News
CARDIOVASCULAR
Women More Likely to Die from Heart Surgery Complications
What: A large study found women are more likely to die from post-op complications after high risk cardiovascular surgery. Researchers looked at over 850,000 Medicare cases between 2015 and 2020 and found that while 15% of both genders had complications, women died 11% of the time while men died 9% of the time.
Why it matters: “’This is an issue for the entire United States health care system: we are failing to rescue women after high-risk surgery even though the rate of postoperative complication is similar to men,’ said Catherine M. Wagner, M.D., M.Sc., first author and an integrated thoracic surgery resident at University of Michigan Health. ‘There needs to be improved recognition and response to these complications if we are to narrow the sex disparities after high risk surgery.’”
Source: University of Michigan
ONCOLOGY
Breast Cancer Risk with IUDs Similar to Pill
What: Research from nearly 80,000 women in Denmark found using a hormonal IUD like Mirena increases the risk of breast cancer, but not by a major amount: “For women in their 30s in the United States, that would take the risk of breast cancer from about 1 in 204 to about 1.4 in 204. It’s about the same increase in breast cancer risk that has been shown with oral contraceptive pills.”
Why it matters: “Dr. Daniel Breitkopf, the chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said that when he discusses the risks of hormonal contraceptives, he makes this clear. ‘The way I talk to patients about that is, if I tell you I’m going to double your chances of winning the lottery, you’re not going to go out and buy a lottery ticket — because the chances of winning are still very, very low.’”
Source: New York Times
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