Hear are the trends we spotted this week in women’s health, and as always, scroll for the top clicked stories.
🧠 The science pushback keeps coming. High-quality research keeps challenging pregnancy scare narratives — from The Lancet finding no link between Tylenol and autism or ADHD to JAMA showing childbirth is far riskier than abortion.
⚠️ Abortion bans continue colliding with medical reality. ProPublica reminds us that abortion bans are still killing women. And they are most dangerous for those with chronic conditions and high-risk pregnancies, effectively trapping them in life-threatening situations while doctors hesitate.
💰 Women’s health is an economic force. Between McKinsey’s trillion-dollar estimate and Davos data showing women receive just 6% of global health investment, the message is that women’s health isn’t niche: it’s massively underfunded, system-wide, and expensive to ignore.
TOP CLICKED STORIES THIS WEEK
Pregnancy- and abortion-related mortality in the US, 2018–2021 // JAMA Network Open
Beyond the Trillion-Dollar Headline: The New Era of Women’s Health // McKinsey & Company
As a veteran doctor treating pregnant women, she built a center called “House of Women” // The New York Times
Postpartum Psychosis and the DSM: What’s at Stake // The New York Times
Everything to Know About the Comics Behind Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty // Time
High-Risk Pregnancies, Chronic Conditions, and Abortion Bans // ProPublica