Hear are the trends we spotted this week in women’s health, and as always, scroll for the top clicked stories.
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🩺 A split-screen moment in women’s health: The FDA lifted the black-box warning on menopause hormone therapy — potentially one of the biggest wins for women’s health in decades — even as 60 Minutes showed how Trump-era politics arbitrarily cut major breast-cancer research (and many others) overnight.
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⚠️ The top threats new mothers still face: Pregnant and postpartum women are most likely to die from two things the system still struggles with — homicide (often by gun) and obstetric complications like placenta accreta. Two stories this week show just how preventable both categories could be with better policy and better hospital readiness.
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🌟 When a celeb tells the truth: Jennifer Lawrence sharing how Zurzuvae helped her postpartum depression — without an endorsement check — shows how powerful honest celebrity stories can be.
TOP CLICKED STORIES THIS WEEK
Jennifer Lawrence says new drug helped her postpartum depression // New York Post
FDA removes black-box warning from hormone replacement therapy // NBC News
Why placenta accreta is rising — and what C-sections have to do with it // The New York Times
Study: higher gun ownership means more pregnant women murdered with guns // Stateline
Talking to kids about puberty — when you’re in perimenopause yourself // The 19th
Opinion: the political fight over abortion pills is about to escalate // The New York Times
Researchers say campus culture wars are hurting their work // CBS News