What: New York Times columnist Jessica Grose explains why she got botox as she neared 40– and why she regrets it now.
Why it matters: It’s always good to hear perspectives on the pros and cons of procedures – the entire internet is incentivized to feed us positive information on products so people make money through affiliate links.
Source: New York Times
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
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.
70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight
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.
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
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.
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.
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.
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.
While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.
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.
Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.
A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.
The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)