Women’s Health Fundraiser Ann McGuiness Leaves Legacy By Neil Genzlinger Ann McGuiness, a behind-the-scenes force in women’s health and reproductive rights who raised vast amounts of money for Planned Parenthood and other groups and then was a founder of the Contraceptive Access Initiative, which seeks to make hormonal birth control more available over the counter, died on Aug. 3 in…
Nafis Sadik, Champion of Women’s Health and Rights, Passes By NPR writers/journalists UNITED NATIONS — Nafis Sadik, a Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights and spearheaded the breakthrough action plan adopted by 179 countries at the 1994 U.N. population conference, died five days before her 93rd birthday, her son said late Monday. Omar Sadik said his mother died…
Judy Chu weighs in on Women’s Health Protection Act By: ABC NEWS In the month since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, at least 15 states have ceased nearly all abortion services. California Congresswoman Judy Chu is the lead sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act. Along with the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, these…
Potassium-Rich Foods Boost Women’s Heart Health Written by Katharine Lang on July 25, 2022 — Fact checked by Ferdinand Lali, Ph.D. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Diets high in sodium increase a person’s risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. With the widespread consumption of processed foods, many people find it hard to limit their…
Executive Order on Abortion Rights By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to help ensure access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer to eliminate the constitutional right to the procedure. The President said the order helps women travel out of state to receive abortions, ensures health…
Why Emotional Eating Is Totally Normal, According to a Dietitian It’s okay to eat your feelings sometimes. By Christine Byrne, MPH, RD To say that the term “emotional eating” has a bad rap is an understatement. Diet culture has long gone out of its way to convince us that food is the absolute last thing we should turn to in times of…
Fast Food, Prunes, & Dementia: Which Foods Help Women’s Health? Fast food is convenient but devastating to the body and linked to a higher risk of dementia, with health damage passed on even to babies. By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich There is growing evidence that you are what you eat and that frequent consumption of highly processed “fast food” wreaks havoc on the…
How to Make an Abortion Emergency Plan Right Now So you can get the care you deserve as quickly as possible. By Korin Miller By now, you’re probably well aware that Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed the right to abortion in the U.S. on a federal level, has been overturned. With that, many people across the country…
Apple Watch Helps Doctors Discover Heart Tumor At first, she thought the alerts must be a fluke. But an ER visit led to a startling diagnosis. By A. Pawlowski Kim Durkee started wearing an Apple Watch two years ago to monitor her steps and get help in case she fell. She never expected it to detect the first signs of a life-threatening…
Experts Applaud Push For OTC Birth Control Pills By Matt Jaworowski GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — HRA Pharma made headlines this week after filing a historic application with the Federal Drug Administration – asking for permission to sell an over-the-counter birth control pill. It’s a decision that has a lot of support from women’s health experts. The medication, known as…