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Domestic Abuse and Brain Injury in Women
By: C.M. Shifflett Abuse, Domestic Violence, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter, Traumatic Brain Injury Deep Dive ArticlesTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is caused by a concussion (a blow or jolt to the head) or loss of blood and oxygen supply to the brain.
Development Column: Take a Monthly Stance for Women’s Rights!
By: NWHN Staff Development Box, Donation, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesCollective Champions are a special group of the Network’s most passionate and forward-thinking supporters – leaders just like you. They care deeply about investing in our work and do so by contributing each month through automatic monthly gifts.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: What Women Need From the New FDA Commissioner
By: Cindy Pearson Affordable Care Act (ACA), FDA Advocacy, FDA Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesOkay, I admit it. Sometimes I try to cheer myself up by turning on some upbeat music and dancing by myself. Although I wouldn’t want anyone to see me bouncing around when I’ve cranked up the music (I’m a lousy dancer), I don’t mind people knowing that one of my favorite cheer-me-up songs is Aretha Franklin’s version of “RESPECT.”
Fighting for Health Care, Reproductive Justice, and a Strong FDA
By: NWHN Staff Affordable Care Act (ACA), FDA Advocacy, Health Care Reform, Reproductive Rights, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesThe gains we’ve made are in jeopardy. In the last 6 years, over 9 million women have gotten health care coverage; nearly 30 million women now have access to contraception without co-pays; and 6 million women on Medicare have saved $11 billion on prescription drugs as the donut hole shrank.
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Rx for Change: Waiting Room Activism
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Drug Companies, FDA Advocacy, Rx for Change, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive Articles“Even the scale I was weighed on had the name of a drug on it – a weight loss drug,” said my friend, after visiting her doctor. If it’s any consolation, the ad wasn’t directed at her.
Harmless Hormones? Bah, Humbug!
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Bioidentical Hormones, Gynecological Health, Hormone Therapy, Menopause Hormone Therapy, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesDo you need your hormones 'balanced?' Some alternative doctors are promoting hormone cocktails to cure what ails you, and if you think nothing ails you, well, maybe that's just your haywire hormones talking.
Wild Yam Cream, Diosgenin, and Natural Progesterone: What Can They Really Do for You?
By: Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD ,Bone Health, Breast Health, Fibroids, Menopause, Progesterone, The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesAmidst the large and sometimes confusing variety of hormone replacement therapy options, “natural" hormones have been growing in both visibility and popularity. Creams containing wild yam extracts or natural progesterone, or oral natural progesterone preparations are emerging as the HRT...
Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias: A Warrior in the Struggle for Reproductive Rights
By: Kathryn Krase ,The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesAn interview with long-time NWHN board member Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. on her work fighting against sterilization abuse.
Sterilization Abuse: The Policies Behind the Practice
By: Kathryn Krase ,The Women's Health Activist Newsletter Deep Dive ArticlesInstead of providing women with access to alternative forms of safe, legal, and reversible contraception, U.S. policy promoted the use of permanent sterilization. By 1968, women of childbearing age in Puerto Rico were more than ten times more likely to...
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