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Women's Health

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‘It’s Just Easier To Not Include Women’: The Gender Bias in Health Care

>> May 21, 2023

Experts discuss the dangerous reality of gender bias in health care.

topics: Gender Bias| Health Care| Vulnerable Populations| Women's Health

The Laser Treatment That Harms Breast Cancer Patients

>> April 10, 2022

A vaginal rejuvenation laser treatment has been accused of targeting breast cancer patients and not upholding its promises. An expert reveals how this treatment can cause worse harm and chronic pain to breast cancer patients.

topics: Cancer Treatment and Research| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Federal Government and Regulation| Health Care| Patient Care and Safety| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Surgery| Treatments| Women's Health
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Medical Notes: December 5, 2021

>> December 5, 2021

Research shows Black women have a higher risk of triple-negative breast cancers than previously known—nearly triple the risk of white women. Plus, online dating violence begins as early as age 12. And finally, science proves that when you’re nice to others, they’re more likely to be nice to you.

topics: African Americans| American Society and Culture| Behavioral Science| Cancer Treatment and Research| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Crime and Criminal Justice| Dating| Diagnoses| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health Care| Internet and Social Media| Medical Research| News and Headlines| Oncology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Relationships| Research and Clinical Trials| Risk| Science| Social Science| Technology| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations| Women's Health

Forced Sterilization Still Exists in the U.S.

>> September 12, 2021

Entertainer Britney Spears claims in court that her conservator father won’t let her remove birth control. It’s merely the most celebrated recent case of something most people find surprising: forced sterilization still exists in the US, usually in cases of guardianship. Experts explain its legality, history & use.

topics: Bioethics| Birth Control and Contraception| Crime and Criminal Justice| Disabilities| Ethics| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Morality| News and Headlines| Philosophy and Ethics| Reproductive Health| Women's Health

Medical Notes: August 29, 2021

>> August 29, 2021

A study showing that a person’s risk for old age illnesses can be accurately predicted years earlier based on chronic inflammation in the body. Then, nearly half of boys play sports, but only a little more than a third of girls do. And finally, a new study finds that for some people, a robotic food mindset may backfire.

topics: American Society and Culture| Behavioral Science| Biology| Culture and the Arts| Dieting| Discrimination and Racism| Gender and Identity| Inflammation and Pain| News and Headlines| Psychology and Psychiatry| Social Science| Sports and Recreation| Stigma and Stereotypes| Women's Health
The Covid Baby Bust

The Covid Baby Bust

>> May 16, 2021

The US birth rate has been declining since the Crash of 2008, but it took an even larger decline during the pandemic to levels unseen since the Great Depression. Today fertility rates are below replacement levels, which could have big impacts on education, employment, and the tax base years down the road.

topics: Biology| Birth Control and Contraception| Business and Industry| Childcare| Children and Parenting| Covid-19 Pandemic| Economics| Economics and Finance| Education| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Federal and State Government| Federal Government and Regulation| Fertility| Fertility Rates| Gender and Identity| Government and Legislation| Poverty| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health| Reproductive Health| Social Science| Taxes| Viruses| Women's Health| Work
Medical Notes: Week of May 16, 2021

Medical Notes: Week of May 16, 2021

>> May 16, 2021

A study showing that even Covid survivors who were never sick enough to be hospitalized have a 60 percent higher risk of death from other diseases. Then Most people assume that smoke from wildfires affects mostly the heart and lungs, but a new study finds that it increases the odds of eczema as well. And finally… more than a year after the first reports of …

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Business and Industry| Communication| Covid-19 Pandemic| Dermatology| Employment and Workplace Issues| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Gender and Identity| Internet and Social Media| Mental Health| Natural Disasters| News and Headlines| Social Science| Technology| Viruses| Wildfire| Women's Health
Pioneering Women Doctors

Pioneering Women Doctors

>> March 21, 2021

Today, women outnumber men in medical school. But 175 years ago, women were unheard of in medicine.

topics: Discrimination and Racism| Doctors| Education| Gender and Identity| Health Care| History| Implicit Bias| Medical School| Public Health and Public Safety| Women's Health
Covid’s Effect On Women In The Workplace

Covid’s Effect On Women in the Workplace

>> February 28, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected women’s employment much more dramatically than men, especially women of color.

topics: Business and Industry| Covid-19 Pandemic| Economics| Economics and Finance| Education| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Gender and Identity| Labor and Wages| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Research and Clinical Trials| Unemployment| Viruses| Women's Health

Medical Notes: Week of August 2, 2020

>> August 2, 2020

A study showing that telehealth is taking off in the United States. Then, a study in the Journal of Hospital Infection showing some mask materials are better than others. And finally, a new study shows that the “mommy brain” stereotype is wrong.

topics: Children and Parenting| Covid-19 Pandemic| Discrimination and Racism| Economics and Finance| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Insurance| Masks| Mathematics and Data| Mental Health| Myths| News and Headlines| Poverty| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health and Public Safety| Stigma and Stereotypes| Technology| Viruses| Women's Health
Why Women Are Genetically Stronger

Why Women Are Genetically Stronger

>> May 31, 2020

Women may have been known through the centuries as the weaker sex, but researchers have learned that they are anything but weak. Their 2 X chromosomes are both active and cooperate with each other, especially in immune response. An expert discusses new findings on their genetic superiority.

topics: Biology| Covid-19 Pandemic| DNA and Genetics| Gender and Identity| Reproductive Health| Research and Clinical Trials| Viruses| Women's Health
Women, Alcohol, And Isolation

Women, Alcohol, And Isolation

>> May 17, 2020

The Covid-19 lockdown has triggered increased alcohol use in many people, and an alcohol use disorder in some. Help can be difficult to access, as face-to-face counseling and group sessions have been halted. For women, it can be even more difficult, as they are much more comfortable in more rare single-sex sharing situations. Two experts discuss today’s …

topics: Addiction| Alcohol Use and Abuse| Behavioral Science| Covid-19 Pandemic| Gender and Identity| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Mental Illness| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Quarantine| Social Isolation and Loneliness| Substance Abuse| Treatments| Viruses| Women's Health
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