Older Women
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Clues, Confirmations, and Questions About Hot Flashes
By: Rebecca Chalker Hot Flashes, Menopause, Older Women, Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), The Women's Health Activist Newsletter, Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Deep Dive ArticlesWomen who experience hot flashes for years or even decades after their final menstrual period have one burning (!) question: when will they end?
Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Right to Decide? How Women’s Health Advocates Might Shape End-of-Life Policies
By: Ninia Baehr End of Life, Older Women, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesAdvances in health care have made it possible to increase the quantity, if not always the quality, of many people’s lives. There is a growing right-to-die movement in the United States. I have been working on exploring whether, and how, veterans of the women’s health movement might engage with and shape the right-to-die movement.
Rx for Change: Death Panel? That Would Be You!
By: Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD Death and Dying, End of Life, End of Life Option Act (EOLOA), Legalized Medical Aid, Older Women, Rx for Change, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesMedical aid in dying is a safe and trusted practice. Laws such as EOLOA are an important component of end-of-life care, and these carefully crafted processes can have positive results.
Age, Weight, and My Sex Drive
By: Shaniqua Seth Aging, Cholesterol, Heart Health, Libido, Obesity, Older Women, Sex Women’s Health FAQsA healthy sex life is crucial to many women and their partners. This can become more complicated with age and weight.
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Keeping the Gold in the Golden Years: Staying Healthy as We Age
By: Judy Costlow ,Aging, Exercise, Fall Prevention, Older Women, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesI have been aging for decades, but it only took me one year to grow old! “Things” can happen quickly in our lives as we age, and we may not be prepared to handle them. Loss of a loved one, a...
Be Your Own Death Panel
By: Charlea T. Massion and Adriane Fugh-Berman ,End of Life, End of Life Care, Older Women, Rx for Change Deep Dive ArticlesDuring last summer’s town hall meetings on health care reform, the specter of “death panels” was repeatedly raised in acrimonious misrepresentations of the reform bill.
What Can the Women’s Health Initiative Tell Us About How to Age Healthfully? (Part II)
By: NWHN Staff ,Aging, Older Women, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter, Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Deep Dive ArticlesLow Fat Diet, Hormone Therapy & Calcium: Which One Works, and for What?
What Can the Women’s Health Initiative Tell Us About How to Age Healthfully? (Part I)
By: NWHN Staff ,Aging, Low Fat Diets, Nutrition, Older Women, Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Deep Dive ArticlesLow Fat Diet vs. Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know
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