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Juneteenth: A Time to Celebrate, Reflect, and, Ultimately, Act
By: Adele Scheiber Black Women, Racism Deep Dive ArticlesOn June 19th, 1865, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas gathered at the Ashton Villa to learn their fate. Union General Gordon and over 2,000 federal troops had just occupied the territory, and there were rumors surging that the Civil War was over.
Male Contraceptives – Surprising New Developments
By: Kristen Batstone Contraceptive Coverage Deep Dive ArticlesMale contraceptives are of growing interest to researchers and the population. Read on for surprising new developments in male contraceptives.
What do we know about the J&J vaccine safety in women?
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry COVID-19 Deep Dive ArticlesThe NWHN is closely following the emerging information on the safety of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine. An unusual type of blood clot has been reported to occur in six women after they received the J&J vaccine. One woman died and one is hospitalized in serious condition.
The Momnibus Act: Improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes by Increasing Doula and Midwifery Accessibility
By: Kristen Batstone Maternal Mortality, Raising Women's Voices Deep Dive ArticlesThe United States has a penchant for being different even when different isn’t necessarily better. Though midwives are widely recognized around the world as the primary source of maternal health care, they only account for 8% of U.S. birth workers.
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In the Absence of Meaningful Cosmetics Legislation, it’s Best to Avoid Talc
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry Deep Dive ArticlesAsbestos-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 products like baby powder and makeup...
A Brief History of Sterilization Abuse in the U.S. and its Connection to ICE Mass Hysterectomies in Georgia
By: NWHN Staff 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 sterilization and subjected to medical neglect. In light...
The NWHN denounces Trump’s raw power grab, SCOTUS pick
By: Cindy Pearson Deep Dive Articles,Press ReleasesWashington, D.C. – Over the last week, we’ve had little chance to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a long-time champion of women’s health, or to celebrate her life. Instead, we’ve been fighting to protect her legacy – and...
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 ArticlesIn order to engage BIPOC in clinical trials, companies and our government both need to espouse and engage in values, ethics, and practices that protect human lives; recognize and respond to the challenges that impact participation; and earn the trust...
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,...
Women appear to be less susceptible to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. But even as women face less risk from the disease itself, they face much more risk from the social and economic devastation that the...
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...