Deep Dive Articles

10 Heart Health Facts Specific to Women That Might Surprise You  

By NWHN Contributor | Feb 14, 2024 |

Why Congress Cannot Pass a Spending Package – and How Women and Children Are at the Center of This Debate

By NWHN Staff | Jan 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Why Congress Cannot Pass a Spending Package – and How Women and Children Are at the Center of This Debate

If Congress passes the funding levels proposed by the House, as many as 2 million eligible parents and children would be turned away from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.

Mission Critical: Eradicating Health Disparities for Servicewomen and Women Veterans

By Evita Almassi | Nov 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Mission Critical: Eradicating Health Disparities for Servicewomen and Women Veterans

Servicewomen and women veterans were promised comprehensive health care, and the U.S. government has yet to deliver on this promise. They are currently shortchanged on contraception, abortion, mental health, maternal health, and menopause care.

Women Healers of Old: Witches or Scapegoats? 

By NWHN Contributor | Oct 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Women Healers of Old: Witches or Scapegoats? 

Ahead of their time, with real power over life and death. Women healers were pillars of their community in Colonial America – and targets when things got tough.

Tired, Afraid, and Looking For Answers – Cindy’s Menopause Story

By Carter Ringo | Aug 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Tired, Afraid, and Looking For Answers – Cindy’s Menopause Story

Cindy shares her lived experience living with perimenopause and menopause.

What You Need to Know About Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024

By NWHN Staff | Aug 18, 2023 | Comments Off on What You Need to Know About Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024

Much is at stake for women, children, and abortion access this budget season.

Ensuring Accessible Birth Control: Opill and the Path Forward

By Kristen Batstone | Jul 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Ensuring Accessible Birth Control: Opill and the Path Forward

6 UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE U.S.

By Carter Ringo | May 15, 2023 | Comments Off on 6 UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE U.S.

Note – Refer to the “Useful Definitions and Further Reading” section at the end of the post for a glossary and deeper dives on some of these concepts.

Everything You Need to Know About Mifepristone, Medication Abortion Access, and the Case Working Its Way Through the Courts Right Now

By Kristen Batstone | Apr 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About Mifepristone, Medication Abortion Access, and the Case Working Its Way Through the Courts Right Now

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As a Breast Cancer Survivor, I’ve Seen Firsthand How Early Detection and Clinical Trial Initiatives Save Lives

By NWHN Staff | Apr 12, 2023 | Comments Off on As a Breast Cancer Survivor, I’ve Seen Firsthand How Early Detection and Clinical Trial Initiatives Save Lives

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