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Black British Girls Most Likely to Self Harm, Least Likely to Receive Help

By: Sharon Igbokwe | May 19, 2016

Olivia got better after her parents helped her find therapy. But that solution may not be available for many black girls. A growing body of research finds the U.K. mental health system falling short for people from marginalized communities.

health data
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When Your Employer Knows You’re Pregnant Before You Do

By: Jaclyn M. Jensen and Craig M. Klugman | May 17, 2016

While health data analytic companies promise to use technology to help individuals and employers make better decisions for their health and their bottom line, your privacy is more important than the small benefits provided.

Teen Voices

Teens Say More LGBTQ+ Sex Ed Would be Really Helpful

By: Natalia Young | February 18, 2016

“As a queer teen, you have to worry about so much more,” says one girl. With these concerns not being covered by school health programs, LGBTQ+ teens are turning elsewhere for advice. For many, that’s not the healthiest thing to do.

Breast Cancer

I Asked My Doctor About Low Libido During Breast-Cancer Treatment

By: Dr. Kelly Michelson | January 5, 2016

That made me rare if not unique. Very few women raise this concern even though there are plenty of reasons to prioritize sex. We must open a door on this part of the treatment and recovery process and here are three ways to start.

Jane Crow

California Project Quietly Battles Maternity Risks

By: Robin Hindery | November 30, 2015

As California bucks the U.S. trend in worsening maternal health, a project focused on two major risks–obstetric hemorrhage and preeclampsia–is gaining notice. Next year it will start targeting unnecessary C-sections among first-time mothers.

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My Daughter’s Pink Cleat Laces Make Me Wonder

By: Dr. Marjorie S. Rosenthal | October 26, 2015

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds down, a skeptical doctor, struggling with her own form of cancer, mulls the bigger meaning of all the things people do in the name of awareness.

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Women Exposed to Potential Toxin in Nail Polish

By: Juhie Bhatia (Managing Editor) | October 21, 2015

Evidence of the chemical TPHP was found in all 26 women in a study by researchers at Duke University and the Environmental Working Group. But the medical dangers still aren’t clear so at least one avid user isn’t panicking yet.

Health
woman smoking

Lung Cancer Lurks in Worsening Female Health Data

By: Allison Stevens | June 9, 2015

Tobacco ad jingles that spurred female smoking during the 1970s are echoing darkly in current U.S. health data. “You’ve come a long way, baby,” could now be applied to U.S. women’s near parity with men in dying from smoking-related illnesses.

Health
Ysabel Duron

Latina Health Champion Spotlights Cancer Risks

By: Liza Gross | May 17, 2015

Ysabel Duron, founder of Latinas Contra Cancer, is on a mission to lower cancer mortality among Latinas. In this five-question interview she talks about what works and problems, such as scarce research, that desperately need a remedy.

Health
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Medical Researchers Still Skip Gender-based Data

By: Miranda S. Spivack | May 12, 2015

A problem flagged by Dr. Bernadine Healy, the National Institutes of Health’s first female leader, more than two decades ago, continues and it’s detrimental for all women, particularly so for women of color.

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