Why the Women’s Health Initiative Matters
What: After intense backlash, the Trump administration reversed course and will restore funding to the WHI, which tracked the health of 160,000+ women for 30 years.
Key Line: “For every dollar spent on the WHI, $140 was saved.”
Title X funds withheld due to diversity initiative crackdown, Politico reports.
Estrogen’s role in the brain goes far beyond reproduction, NYT reports.
Massive cuts eliminated federal maternal and child health divisions and forced out a key director.
NPR adds more detail to WHI’s shutdown and the loss of 1990s-era women’s health data.
Cosmo breaks down Botox alternatives—and why your injector matters most.
Interleukin-6 shows early promise in detecting life-threatening sepsis.
Women under 50 are 40% less likely than men to get early transfusions after trauma.
Bladder-leak brand Poise proposes using pads for hormone testing in rural areas.
Interleukin-6 shows early promise in detecting life-threatening sepsis.
ADF targets birth control and IUD coverage in campaign to cut ties with ACOG.
One-third of patients spend more than $50,000 on fertility treatments, according to a new survey.
A study from Intermountain Health finds heart outcome disparities between men and women are decreasing — but gaps in care remain.
Tariffs could raise prices and limit access to Korean skincare products loved by U.S. consumers.
The administration froze $35 million in Title X funding, reducing access to birth control and screenings for millions.
Title X funds withheld due to diversity initiative crackdown, Politico reports.
Study finds no mass OBGYN flight from states with abortion bans—yet.
A New York clerk blocked a Texas court filing targeting a doctor who provided abortion pills.
The New York Times dives into the ethics and limitations of using polygenic screening in IVF, highlighting the probabilistic nature of the predictions.
Personal essay critiques the lack of information women receive about hormonal birth control side effects.
A major study ties maternal diabetes to neurodevelopmental issues in children.