What: Skincare product sales grew faster than makeup—typically the market leader–during the recent holiday season.
Why it matters: Maybe it’s a sign that beauty is less about concealing and more about health. Or at least – projecting that idea.
Source: Women’s Wear Daily
How hormonal changes during menopause, particularly the decline in estrogen levels, can lead to muscle pain and body aches.
The variant accelerates reproductive aging, leading to a greater number of abnormal eggs.
Advances in neonatal care now make it possible to save extremely premature babies, some born as early as 22 weeks.
A panel discussion featured in The American Journal of Managed Care explores how sleep disturbances during menopause significantly impact women’s health – even if they aren’t hot flashes.
It’s popular on TikTok, but is beef tallow really a natural moisturizer?
Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid–the country’s massive health insurance programs for the elderly and lower-income adults and children.
A study in JAMA found that first-time mothers who suffered serious complications during their pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum period were 12 percent less likely to have a second baby.
Reproductive rights groups are not ready to embrace compromises on abortion, IVF, and birth control access, arguing that they could harm access to reproductive care.
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.
Skincare brand Drunk Elephant has recalled some products due to contamination concerns, after ingredients were mixed up in several items.
Alex Taylor of Perelel and Kathryn Schubert of the Society for Women’s Health Research argue that investing in women’s health is not only a moral imperative, but also an economic one.
After analyzing genetic data from over 600,000 people, researchers found that depression likely causes period pain–rather than resulting from it.
A federal judge struck down Wyoming’s abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional and granting access to abortion in the state.
The Texas committee responsible for examining all pregnancy-related deaths in the state has decided to skip cases in 2022 and 2023, the first two years after the state’s full abortion ban went into effect.
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
In 2012, Savita Halappanavar, a dentist in Ireland, died after doctors failed to give her an abortion when her amniotic sac ruptured at 17 weeks pregnant.
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.
Porsha Ngumezi had a miscarriage at 11 weeks, and bled so much in emergency department she had needed two blood transfusions.
Researchers found postpartum depression more than doubled, going from 9% in 2010 to 19% in 2021.
What the second Trump administration and Republican Congress might do to Medicaid, the national health insurance program that covers just over 40% of births in the United States and 40% of children.