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Molly Ginty

Molly M. Ginty is a freelance writer based in New York City.

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Today Is Red Letter Day for Women’s Heart Disease

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● February 4, 2005

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of U.S. women, triggering more fatalities than the seven other leading causes of death combined. But through efforts like today’s “Wear Red Day” campaign, awareness, research and treatment are improving.

In Alzheimer’s, Women Bear Double Burden

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● January 18, 2005

Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia that typically strikes after age 65, is on the rise in the United States. Not only are women particularly at risk for this progressive, irreversible disease, but they also often act as primary caregivers for others.

Women Face Diabetes Epidemic

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● January 11, 2005

Diabetes has become so widespread that one in three girls born in the U.S. today will likely develop this life-threatening disease.

Understanding of Painful Cystitis Grows

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● December 17, 2004

After decades of dismissing interstitial cystitis as an “emotional disturbance,” the health care industry is finally addressing this all-too-real bladder problem, which strikes mostly women and triggers debilitating pain.

Sex Drugs for Women Flood the Market

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● November 29, 2004

A growing number of women are taking drugs and supplements meant to jump-start their sex lives. But do these products really work? Or are they little more than sexual snake oil?

Nursing Shortage Threatens Health Care

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● November 23, 2004

Medical experts warn that a national nursing staff shortage is putting Americans’ health at risk.

Choice Activists Brace for Roe-less Era

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● November 8, 2004

Fearing that a reelected Bush will succeed in his campaign to overturn constitutional protection for women’s reproductive rights, pro-choice advocates are bracing for the possibility that abortion will become illegal in the United States.

Bush, Kerry: Stark Opposites on Repro Rights

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● October 31, 2004

Women’s eNews looks at the records of both presidential candidates in regards to reproductive choice.

Late-Term Abortion Saved These Women’s Lives

By Molly Ginty ● Politics ● October 28, 2004

As the so-called Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act enters the campaign-season debate, three women who have had third-trimester abortions are fighting to preserve access to a procedure that may have saved their lives.

Stem Cells May Swing Voters

By Molly Ginty ● Uncategorized ● September 30, 2004

Embryonic stem cells have the potential to cure devastating diseases. With women more likely to support further research on stem cells, the issue may also have the potential to widen gender gap this presidential election.