Women’s Health
February Policy Roundup
1. HealthyWomen supports a bill to advance research into uterine fibroidsThis month, in honor of Black History Month, HealthyWomen senior...
I Was Bleeding to Death on the Bathroom Floor — While the Medics Insisted I Couldn’t Afford the Ambulance Ride
As told to Erica RimlingerOne evening during my senior year of college in Texas, I was hanging out at my...
What Is Alopecia? It’s No Laughing Matter for Millions of Black American Women
By Danita Peoples, Wayne State UniversityThe Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about...
Better Sleep, Better Health: A Guide to Understanding Insomnia
We all have a bad night’s sleep on occasion, but if it happens frequently, you may have a sleep disorder....
What’s the 411 on the New 988 Hotline? 5 Questions Answered About a National Mental Health Service
By Derek Lee, The Ohio State UniversityBeginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a...
Even After Lockdowns Eased, Pandemic Depression Persisted Across Social Classes – New Study
By Catherine Ettman, Boston University and Sandro Galea, Boston UniversityThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work....
Vaccine Hesitancy Is Complicating Physicians’ Obligation to Respect Patient Autonomy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Ryan Liu, Penn State Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping...
Navigating a Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In early 2021, Jamie VandenAvond noticed blood in her stool. She was a...
Colorectal Cancer 101
Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert NagourneyColorectal cancer begins in the colon or the rectum, and is also called colon or...
Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Medically reviewed by Dr. Robert Nagourney Colorectal cancer — often called colon cancer — occurs when cells in the colon...
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