What: It’s Black History Month, which has prompted lists of Black-owned businesses. History? Not really. Commercialized “advocacy”? Yes. But this one is a nice, comprehensive round-up of Black-owned hair, skin, and makeup companies.
Why it matters: Money talks!
Source: CNET
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy
A deep dive on drinking and examining why people reacted far more swiftly to the news that smoking causes cancer than they have for alcohol—especially breast cancer.
70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
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
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.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
Breaking down cravings during menstrual cycles, and how some small studies have shown the foods we crave may be driven more by culture than by biology.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.
Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.