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Hear are the trends we spotted this week in women’s health, and as always, scroll for the top clicked stories.

  • 🩺 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.

  • ⚠️ 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.

  • 🌟 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

Meghan McCarthy

Maternie was founded in 2017 by Meghan McCarthy. Meghan has spent her career digging through information and breaking it down for readers. After spending seven years reporting on Capitol Hill, Meghan co-founded at Morning Consult, where she built and led the company's content operation. She also helped build and lead Courier Newsroom, a progressive media organization. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and other national news outlets.