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Pregnancy health tips, from belly to birth, are more than just information. It is a roadmap based on medical consensus and compassionate, practical support. When the pregnancy test comes back positive, the flood of advice - from…

Brittany Barreto, Ph.D., is a podcaster, entrepreneur, and molecular and human geneticist. (In other words, she's really smart.) Read her column here each month to find out what's happening in the world of women's health technology and…

Think back to 1993. What do you remember?Want to see the movie Jurassic Park on the big screen? Do you hear Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" on the radio? Surfing the World Wide Web for the first time?1993 was also the year the…

Let's face it, the holiday season always offers a contradictory mix of magic, wonder, and overwhelmingness, and a pair of slipper socks can't take the finishing touches off your to-do list. Finding time to relax and recalibrate before…

English+ Infographic textUrothelial bladder cancer is the most common form of bladder cancer. Each year, approximately 19,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is more common in men, but women…

Michelle Sabia, MPH, CPH Michelle Sabia is passionate about health equity and has dedicated her career to supporting underserved populations through education, direct service programs and advocacy. She is certified in public health and…

Video/ImageVoiceover/AudioType 2 inflammation and nasal polypsThenWhy nasal polyps may recur after treatmentWoman blows her nose while a thought bubble full of question marks floats above her headGRAPHIC: Nasal polypsSUPER:4 out of 10 will…

There was a hint of autumn in the air. The musty scent of the leaves hung heavy in the air as they crunched beneath our feet. The October days became shorter. And the holidays loomed like shadows in the late afternoon sun. I looked toward…

EnglishOver the past 25 years, the number of non-smokers suffering from lung cancer has increased, while at the same time more cases of early-stage lung cancer (before the age of 50) have occurred.HealthyWomen spoke with Mohana Roy, MD, a…

When I recently put out a call on social media for Gen X friends to share their experiences with menopause in the workplace, the response was immediate and enthusiastic. Many around me were eager to talk about how this tumultuous transition…

EnglishCancer is a warning. I responded to this warning in the fall of 2018 when, at age 45, I received the frightening diagnosis of ovarian cancer. I was stage 2a and underwent surgery and chemotherapy in the spring of 2019. So I set out…

SpanishDecember 1, 2025 is World AIDS Day.Thanks to a treatment called antiretroviral therapy (ART), people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and women with HIV are now living (and thriving!) into old age. More than half of all people with…

Painful periods. Flood-like currents. Uterine growths the size of a melon. We know this sounds like a bad premenstrual dream, but these are just some of the life-changing symptoms that come with uterine fibroids. Sateria Venable knows…

EnglishDecember 1, 2025 is World AIDS Day.Thanks to a treatment called antiretroviral therapy (ART), people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and women with HIV are now living (and thriving!) to old age. More than half of people with HIV in…

No, this isn't a Goop editorial, but we can understand why you'd mistake it for one. The idea of ​​applying an estrogen cream, once used to repair vaginal tissue, to the face doesn't sound quite as wild as, say, using bee venom to treat…

The number of non-smokers developing lung cancer has increased over the last 25 years, and with it more cases of early-stage lung cancer (before the age of 50) have occurred.HealthyWomen spoke with Mohana Roy, MD, medical oncologist and…

November is COPD Awareness Month.At 39, Cyndy Ruess went to the hospital after having trouble breathing. Breathing problems were nothing new for Ruess – she had had asthma as a child – and her biggest concern at the time was figuring out…

Cancer is a wake-up call. I answered the question in the fall of 2018, when I received the shocking diagnosis of ovarian cancer at the age of 45. I was stage 2a and had successful debulking surgery and chemotherapy in the spring of 2019.…