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The standard spread of urothelial bladder cancer
English+ Infographic textNearly 20,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) each year. The four layers of the bladder wall: Urothelial or transitional epithelium Own sheet Detrusor muscle fatty…
4 things you should know about the hepatitis B vaccine
You've probably seen the hepatitis B vaccine in the news lately.If you're wondering what the buzz is all about, let's start with the basics.Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The infection can be…
Pregnancy Health Tips Bump to Birth – An Evidence-Based Guide
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…
Period pain meets innovation: New devices interrupt menstrual cramps
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…
Q&A: Liz Powell and Elizabeth Garner are changing women’s health
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…
12 days of self-care for the holidays
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…
Diagnosis of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC)
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…
The onset and spread of urothelial bladder cancer
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…
Type 2 inflammation and nasal polyps
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…
The Christmas that almost wasn’t after I survived septic shock
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…
Clinical interview: Questions and answers about early-stage lung cancer
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…
How menopause affects women in the workplace
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…
I thought I did everything right, but my ovarian cancer still came back
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…
HIV and the risk of other health problems
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…
15 minutes with: Sateria Venable talks about fibroids, fertility and the fight for a cure
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…
HIV and the risk of other medical problems
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…
Can using a vaginal estrogen cream on your face make you look younger?
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…
Clinically speaking: Questions and answers about early-stage lung cancer
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…