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EVERYTHING
Top Trump Official Calls for Only Men to Vote
What: MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not. John McEntee, a former Trump administration official and likely top deputy if Trump retakes the White House, posted a tweet calling for the end of the 19th amendment – taking away the right for women to vote.
Key line: “So I guess they misunderstood. When we said we wanted mail only voting, we meant male, m-a-l-e.”
Source: Twitter
Kidney Disease Triples Among Women
What: An analysis found kidney disease in women has nearly tripled in the past 30 years, with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure as some of the leading causes. From 1990 to 2021, kidney disease in women increased by 2% and mortality by over 3%.
Key line: “’This calls for immediate policy interventions, targeted prevention programs, and investment in health care infrastructure to curb the rise of CKD, particularly in high-risk regions. Public awareness campaigns about the importance of early diagnosis, healthy lifestyles, and the management of underlying conditions like diabetes and hypertension are critical,’ said senior author Hardik Dineshbhai Desai, MBBS, Independent Clinical and Public Health Researcher of the Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, in India. ‘Without swift action, the continued rise of CKD could overwhelm health care systems and lead to increased mortality and morbidity worldwide.’”
Source: American Society of Nephrology
ABORTION ACCESS
Digging Into VP Kamala Harris’ Record on Reproductive Health
What: The New York Times combs through VP Kamala Harris’ record on abortion from her days as a prosecutor, finding an “unwavering conviction” that women should have full access to reproductive healthcare. The piece digs into her work fighting pregnancy “crisis centers” that often lie about health care options, and fighting a Catholic hospital network in California that stopped performing elective abortions.
Key line: “’There are many other issues where she would weigh many different perspectives and bring her pragmatic approach,’ said David Chiu, the San Francisco city attorney, who has known Ms. Harris for over 25 years. But, he continued, ‘on issues impinging on a woman’s reproductive freedoms and bodily autonomy and safety, she’s never brokered any compromise.’”
Source: New York Times
Prosecuting Women for Miscarriages
What: The Washington Post has the horrific story of a woman who was pregnant with her third child and wanted an abortion but had no car to get herself hours away to a clinic. She took cinnamon pills to miscarry the baby (there is no evidence cinnamon causes miscarriages), and ultimately did have a miscarriage. It was prosecuted as a crime and she went to jail until a high-powered attorney intervened on her behalf. This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
Key line: “In rare and often little-noticed cases, authorities have drawn on other laws to charge women accused of trying to end their pregnancies. Some prosecutors in both red and blue states have used sweeping statutes entirely unrelated to abortion — like child abuse, improper disposal of remains or murder — while others have relied on criminal laws written to protect a fetus. In Nevada, Frazier would eventually be charged with manslaughter under a unique 1911 law that supplements the state’s abortion restrictions, titled ‘taking drugs to terminate pregnancy.’”
Source: Washington Post
CARDIOVASCULAR
Could Ozempic Prevent Fibroids?
What: An analysis of over 30,000 women with type 2 diabetes found that those who got a GLP-1 medication, like Ozempic, were 27% less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
Key line: “In women with type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 receptor agonists may protect against new-onset uterine fibroids compared to both metformin and insulin,” Hsieh said. “We recommend further research, including prospective cohorts and basic research, to understand the underlying therapeutic mechanisms.”
Source: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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