What: Pregnancy doesn’t just make your heart beat more or increase your blood volume – it “dramatically rewires every major organ” in the body. That’s according to a study of monkeys, and it surprised scientists to see changes not just in organs like the liver and heart, but also the skin and muscles.
Why it matters: Understanding these metabolic changes could lead to treatments for pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes.
Source: Science
A progressive group, Campaign for Accountability, sent letters to state attorneys general in Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
Hera Biotech company said they got good interim results from clinical trials of their endometriosis diagnostic tool.
TikTok is cracking down on creators who focus on weight loss, restricting content about “restrictive diets, ‘using medication or supplements for weight loss or muscle gain,’ or promoting weight loss products” to users who are 18 and up.
The FDA approved a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections in women, although the drug has been used in Europe for more than 40 years.
The Cleveland Clinic launched a “Women’s Comprehensive Health and Research Center,” which aims to help women in midlife get the care they need.
The Biden administration issued new regulations to protect medical records for reproductive health care across state lines.
A study that aims to identify why Black women are at a higher risk of getting and dying from certain cancers.
An article from Duke’s Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy says it is “the first to evaluate new and existing laws criminalizing abortion…”
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.’
Examining the never-ending allure of menstruation being tied to the cycles of the moon.
Digging into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.”
The New York Times has an obituary for Kris Hallenga, who died from breast cancer this week at age 38.
An essay from Lucy Pasha-Robinson opens with one of the most gripping depictions of endometriosis pain I’ve ever read.
A deep dive worth spending your time on describing the reporter’s journey getting diagnosed and surgical treatment for endometriosis.
Shalene Gupta reminds us that unequal pay “is not the only way inequality manifests” among men and women in the workplace.
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.
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.
The CDC formally warned doctors Tuesday about counterfeit Botox that has sickened 22 people across 11 states.
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.
Supreme Court justices seemed split mainly along ideological lines during oral arguments over a federal requirement that hospitals provide emergency care to stabilize a patient, including abortions when necessary.