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Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Right to Decide? How Women’s Health Advocates Might Shape End-of-Life Policies

By: Ninia Baehr , ,

Advances 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 , , , , , ,

Medical 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 , , , , , ,

A healthy sex life is crucial to many women and their partners. This can become more complicated with age and weight.

Tell Me More About Lichen Sclerosus

By: Shaniqua Seth , ,

What should I know about treatment options for lichen sclerosus?

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Be Your Own Death Panel

By: Charlea T. Massion and Adriane Fugh-Berman ,, , , Deep Dive Articles

During 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 ,, , , Deep Dive Articles

Low 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 ,, , , , Deep Dive Articles

Low Fat Diet vs. Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know