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We Can’t Let Dr. Susan Moore’s Death Be in Vain
By: Cindy Pearson COVID-19, Racism Deep Dive ArticlesRacist treatment of Black, Indigenous and other people of color inside the health care system won’t come to an end until the system itself changes.
Your Questions About the New COVID-19 Vaccines – Answered
By: Cindy Pearson and Sarah Christopherson COVID-19, FDA Advocacy Deep Dive ArticlesHow safe are the vaccines? How effective? Were they tested in people like me? Was the approval process influenced by political pressure? Here’s what we know.
The Passage of the CROWN Act Will be a Win for Black Women and Girl’s Health
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry Personal Care Products Deep Dive ArticlesThe human right to wear one’s hair in its natural state is not protected for Black women and girls, a harmful reality rooted in historically racist practices of controlling Black women’s bodies.
The Challenges Ahead for Biden and Harris
By: Sarah Christopherson Health Care Reform Deep Dive ArticlesJoe Biden and Kamala Harris won a historic victory. Donald Trump’s refusal to concede puts us in dangerous and unchartered territory. Now big questions remain about the peaceful transition of power, control of the U.S. Senate, and the ability of the next administration to meet the challenges of the moment.
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In the Absence of Meaningful Cosmetics Legislation, it’s Best to Avoid Talc
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry Deep Dive ArticlesBy M. Isabelle Chaudry Asbestos-contaminated talc in household products continues to sicken and kill innocent consumers who don’t know the cancer-causing danger lurking in their medicine cabinet. Most people don’t know that the talc found in everyday...
A Brief History of Sterilization Abuse in the U.S. and its Connection to ICE Mass Hysterectomies in Georgia
By: NWHN Contributor Deep Dive ArticlesBy Gabriela Salas On September 15, 2020, a whistle-blower complaint alleged that immigrant women in a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Ocilla, Georgia were being coerced into unnecessary hysterectomies and subjected to medical neglect. In light...
The NWHN denounces Trump’s raw power grab, SCOTUS pick
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org The following statement can be attributed to Cynthia A. Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network. Washington, D.C. — Over the last week, we’ve had little chance to mourn the passing of Justice...
The NWHN’s statement in response to the denial of justice for Breonna Taylor
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesBreonna Taylor was asleep in her apartment on March 13. In the middle of the night, she was shot six times and killed by Louisville police officers recklessly executing a warrant with incorrect information. The Kentucky Attorney General announced on...
Saving the Supreme Court: The Next Six Weeks Could Change Everything
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, Health Care Reform Deep Dive ArticlesIn brazen disregard of their own stated principles, Senate Republicans are ramming through an illegitimate Court nomination with the election on the line.
As COVID-19 Vaccine Manufactures Race to the Finish Line, Ensuring Diverse Participation, Safety and Ethics in Clinical Trials is Essential
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry Deep Dive ArticlesCOVID-19 has all but shut down America. As many as 70 percent of small businesses have experienced prolonged closures; 22 million jobs were lost during the pandemic, and only 42 percent of them have been regained; and 47 states have...
The National Women’s Health Network Speaks Out on Ongoing National Events
By: Evita Almassi Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesThe National Women’s Health Network is compelled to speak out about ongoing events as a long-time consumer health watchdog with a mission to serve as a trusted health information source for women in all their diversities. Because of our commitment to science and health justice, we are dismayed and angered over recent events,...
The Pandemic is Disproportionately Affecting Women — Here’s Why
By: NWHN Contributor Deep Dive ArticlesCOVID-19 is killing more men. But the social and economic consequences of the pandemic are landing hardest on women. By: Gabriela Salas In country after country, population after population, the trend seen earlier this year seems to be true: women...
Young Feminist: Reclaiming My Femininity
By: Sophia Harrison ,The Women's Health Activist Newsletter, Young Feminist Deep Dive ArticlesFor me, female empowerment means less about comparing myself to women in the media and more about finding inspiration in the women around me, whether that may be my peers, friends, or even national leaders.
Improving Life for Women with Parkinson’s Disease
By: Melissa Schenkman ,Older Women, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesWomen’s experiences with PD differ from men’s and may include more non-motor symptoms. Women are more likely to be single or widowed, while men are more likely to rely on a spouse as their primary caregiver. Women can face longer...