Women’s Health
Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care
By Jules Gill-Peterson, University of PittsburghIn 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri hometown...
Marital Rape Is Still Legal
In the summer of 2017, Jenny Teeson made a horrifying discovery. Teeson, who had begun divorce proceedings from her husband...
How to ‘Build Back Better’ Health Habits After the Pandemic Year
By Claudia Finkelstein, Michigan State UniversityThe U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and...
The Other Side of the Rainbow
As told to Chandra WhitfieldJune is Pride Month.Even at a young age, I knew I was different. While the other...
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy? Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a type of hormonal treatment that uses estrogen, and sometimes...
Fighting Inflammation with Your Fork; Recipes that Reduce Arthritis Pain
Brooke Schoonenberg, Registered Dietician Nutritionist Good food and good company are a way of life in south Louisiana, but the...
We Asked. You Answered.
At HealthyWomen, it's our mission to educate and empower women so they can make informed decisions about their health care....
Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News José Mendoza's snoring was bad — but the silence when he stopped breathing was...
April Policy Roundup
1. HealthyWomen Advocates for New Pain Treatments at the FDAMonica Mallampalli, Ph.D., HealthyWomen's senior scientific advisor, provided testimony at the...
Can the Covid-19 Vaccine Disrupt Our Menstrual Cycle? Maybe — But It’s Likely Nothing to Worry About
When I got the alert that COVID-19 vaccines were available to people 16 and over in Los Angeles, I booked...
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