How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are so common that more than three out of four women will develop them at some point during
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The Importance of Black Dermatologists: Skin Care Must See Color
The dentist’s office was the last place I expected to be warned about skin cancer. When my hygienist lifted my
Read moreWhy Access to Contraception Matters for Women of All Ages
Kelsie Williams grew up in rural Kentucky, where accessing contraception was — and still is — a struggle. “The more
Read moreTop Facts You Need to Know About Medical Abortion
A medical abortion is one way to end an early pregnancy using prescription medication. Complications are very rare, and this
Read moreTelehealth and Pain Management: What You Need to Know
The last thing you want to do when you’re experiencing debilitating pain is hop on public transportation or get in
Read moreRace, Gender and the Ways These Identities Intersect Matter in Cancer Outcomes
By Timothy Pawlik, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Palmer, The Ohio State University, and Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, The Ohio State University
Read more15 Minutes With: Dr. Neel Shah Talks to HealthyWomen About Racism in Healthcare
Dr. Neel Shah is chief medical officer of Maven Clinic, the world’s largest virtual clinic for women’s and family health,
Read moreA Recap: HealthyWomen’s Webinar, “CURES 2.0: Leading Women’s Health Forward”
The United States Congress has the power to give women resources, tools and treatments to improve their own health and
Read moreEven When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News After years of trying to have a baby without success, Brenna Kaminski and her
Read moreAntimicrobial Resistance Is Bad News for Everyone, but May Hurt Some Communities More Than Others
When Terry Bravo had a urinary tract infection in 2018, she took her mother’s unused antibiotics, left over from a
Read moreHealth Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too
By Sebastian Tello-Trillo, University of Virginia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea
Read moreTransgender People of Color Face Unique Challenges as Gender Discrimination and Racism Intersect
By Gabriel Lockett, University of Florida; Jules Sostre, University of Florida, and Roberto L. Abreu, University of Florida Throughout history,
Read moreWhat’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGTBQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare
March 21 to March 25 is National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week. At age 28, Laura Silverstein tripped while running, dislocating
Read moreIt’s Illegal — but My Insurance Company Refused to Cover My Birth Control
As told to Shannon Shelton Miller More than two years ago, I made an appointment with my physician to discuss
Read moreLong Covid Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers — a Sociologist Explains
By Laura Mauldin, University of Connecticut Up to one-third of COVID-19 survivors will acquire the condition known as long or
Read moreHIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?
By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily
Read moreA Conversation With Janet McUlsky About Patient Advocacy
Janet McUlsky has been working in patient advocacy for more than four decades. She’s a nationally recognized expert and innovator
Read moreSurvey Says: How Women View Health Care and Access to Health Information
These days, health-related insight is a click away. Curious about the symptoms of depression? Google it. Need the definition of
Read moreThe ACA guarantees full contraceptive coverage. Why are women getting denied?
As Whitney* approached the end of her medical residency more than two years ago, she discovered a new birth control
Read moreWhy Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of
Read more15 Minutes With Dr. Leana Wen
Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University who previously served as the
Read moreDoes Your Health Insurance Cover Treatment for Obesity?
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Read moreHIV Prevention Pill PrEP Is Now Free Under Most Insurance Plans – but the Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act Puts This Benefit at Risk
December 1 is World AIDS Day By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University Since the start of
Read moreIs Your Health Insurance Provider Tracking You Online?
As a graduate student in digital marketing, Rachel Cipriano, 46, knows just how much of her data is likely being
Read moreTransgender Children’s Rights Are Under Attack
Five years ago, Lisa Stanton’s now 10-year-old daughter, Maya, socially transitioned to her affirmed gender. (A person’s affirmed gender is
Read moreHow Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies
By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News Batson’s Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned
Read moreA New, Lower Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Children Means More Kids Will Get Tested – but the Ultimate Solution Is Eliminating Lead Sources
Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the
Read moreCelebrating Every Body Requires Access to the Best Weight-Management Care
If you’ve gained weight during the Covid-19 pandemic, you are not alone. A year into the pandemic, an American Psychological
Read moreCovid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their
Read moreYour Wealth or Your Health?
Lisa Keller thought she was done with cancer. She’d already survived a rare sarcoma at age 12 and breast cancer
Read moreRemoving Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening for the LGBTQ Community
Reviewed by Dr. Sue Yom As executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, Scout, who goes by only one
Read moreThe Next Attack on the Affordable Care Act May Cost You Free Preventive Health Care
By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Alex Hoagland, Boston University Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme
Read moreCan Health Insurance Companies Charge the Unvaccinated Higher Premiums? What About Life Insurers? 5 Questions Answered
By Kosali Simon, Indiana University and Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. is mostly affecting
Read moreWomen Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression
By April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44,
Read moreContraception Is Free to Women, Except When It’s Not
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get
Read moreNo Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was
Read moreHospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several
Read moreTransgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
By Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In
Read moreBlack and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Although James Toussaint has never had covid, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on
Read moreSome Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
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