NWHN in the News
Women’s health topics attract a lot of media attention – whether it’s new research about menopause, a question about the safety of breast implants or a contraceptive, or a political attack on critical women’s health services. The NWHN is a trusted source for explaining women’s perspectives on these, and many other, health developments. Here are some recent articles that include comments from the NWHN:
NWHN Executive Director Cindy Pearson points out the scientific fallacy behind the claim that balancing a woman's hormone levels will make her feel younger in this MSN article. (April 2012)
Listen to NWHN board member Ellen Shaffer and Program Director Amy Allina discuss the right-wing war on women on KPFA radio's Living Room program (starting at minute 22:38). (April 2012)
Executive Director Cindy Pearson expressed her concern to Reuters after the FDA failed to follow the NWHN's call to remove drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives like Yaz from the market, saying that the agency's revision to the label is not sufficient to protect women from the blood clots that drospirenone can cause. (April 2012)
The NWHN's opposition to a drug that fails to offer meaningful help to women with the condition the drug companies call "overactive bladder disorder" is noted in this Bloomberg News story on the Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel vote to approve the drug. (April 2012)
A great picture of NWHN Program Coordinator Keely Monroe and Intern Sarah Murphy rallying outside of the Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act appears in photo galleries of both The Washington Post and Politico. (March 2012)
NWHN Program Director Amy Allina offers a suggestion for how to end the controversy over contraceptive coverage in her letter to the editor of The Washington Post. (February 2012)
An FDA advisory committee recommended approval of a new diet drug, Qnexa, depite unanswered questions about serious safety problems and a lack of evidence demonstrating health benefits; NWHN Program Coordinator Kate Ryan comments on the drug in this NPR article. (February 2012)
The lawsuit to eliminate the medically unjustified age restriction that block women's access to emergency contraception has taken another step forward, and NWHN Program Director Amy Allina commented on it in this Bloomberg News article. (February 2012)
Huffington Post covered students from Catholic colleges speaking out in support of the contraceptive coverage rules and led with NWHN Program Coordinator Keely Monroe's story. (February 2012)
In this Salon article about the Komen Foundation’s decision to cut off grants for breast cancer screening to Planned Parenthood clinics, NWHN ED Cindy Pearson calls Komen out for its cowardice, caving to an anti-choice, anti-women’s health agenda. (February 2012)
NWHN Executive Director Cindy Pearson reacts to the Obama Administration's decision to stand up for women by requiring full insurance coverage for contraception without extra costs in the Wall Street Journal. (January 2012)
In this Bloomberg Businessweek article, Amy Allina calls the FDA's decision to require companies to collect safety data on vaginal mesh a good first step in protecting women from dangerous medical devices. (January 2012)
If you missed the interview Cynthia Pearson gave on BioCentury, click here to see her discuss the public health consequences of the Secretary’s unprecedented decision to overrule the FDA’s decision to allow emergency contraception without age restrictions. (January 2012)
