What: The Washington Post’s Leana Wen digs into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.” Wen breaks down a 2019 survey that found less than 7% of physicians in relevant fields said “they felt adequately prepared to manage women experiencing menopause.”
Why it matters: Wen asked the study author whether “medical training has improved since her study was published. ‘I don’t think we are making a lot of progress,’ she replied.”
Source: Washington Post
A new book covers how cardiovascular care for women was nonexistent for decades, starting with Wiliam Osler, the physician who in 1889 created the residency model still in use today.
A deep dive worth spending your time on describing the reporter’s journey getting diagnosed and surgical treatment for endometriosis.
The CDC formally warned doctors Tuesday about counterfeit Botox that has sickened 22 people across 11 states.
The Washington Post has more horror stories of women getting turned away from the ER because they are pregnant, and extreme state abortion bans have scared providers.
Examining the never-ending allure of menstruation being tied to the cycles of the moon.
It’s not just about avoiding counterfeits, providers need training to know where the forehead artery is, for example, or how to treat potential complications.
Olivia Munn talks about her cancer diagnosis, and the decision to fully remove her uterus and ovaries, despite wanting to have more children.
A progressive group, Campaign for Accountability, sent letters to state attorneys general in Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
Shalene Gupta reminds us that unequal pay “is not the only way inequality manifests” among men and women in the workplace.
Digging into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.”
a deep dive on why hospitals are closing OBGYN units throughout the country, and the answer isn’t the fall of Roe making obstetrical care legally dangerous. It’s far simpler than that: money.
A study that aims to identify why Black women are at a higher risk of getting and dying from certain cancers.
The third time was the charm for Arizona state House Democrats, who got three Republicans to join them in repealing the 1864 total abortion ban that was set to go into effect in the coming weeks.
One of the women, Sunni, told viewers that “she was craving information when she was planning her abortion. ‘This is the video I was looking for.’
The Biden administration issued new regulations to protect medical records for reproductive health care across state lines.
American support for abortion reached its highest level ever, with 63% of people saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
For the second year in a row the number of applicants to residency programs dropped in states that have abortion bans in place.
Medicare sometimes won’t pay for additional breast scans, like an ultrasound or MRI, for women with dense breast tissue, even though mammograms can miss tumors in those situations.
Nearly 60 percent said they “can just live with” discomfort caused by health issues if they’re not debilitating (!!!)
Hera Biotech company said they got good interim results from clinical trials of their endometriosis diagnostic tool.