NEWSWEEK – Ozempic and similar licensed weight loss drugs have exploded in popularity in recent years, with polls showing that as many as one in eight American adults have tried this class of medication at some point.
However, while common side effects, like nausea and cramping, are well understood, many of the wider impacts of these drugs are overlooked, especially when it comes to our genitals.
Ozempic is an injectable prescription drug developed to manage blood...
THE NEW YORK TIMES – A study published Wednesday found that women using contraceptive intrauterine devices that deliver a certain hormone are at increased risk of breast cancer, though risk of the disease in these women remained low overall.
The research looked at 78,595 women in Denmark between the ages of 15 to 49 years who used levonorgestrel IUDs, which in the United States are known by the brand names Mirena, Liletta, Kyleena and Skyla....
LIVE ACTION – An Oregon judge ruled September 30 that Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) must continue to provide its employees with health insurance that pays for abortions.
Passed in 2017, Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act mandates that employers offer abortion coverage in their insurance plans.
Though it does offer exemptions for religious employers, ORTL was excluded from this exemption because it serves people who are not religious, and therefore did not fit the extremely narrow...
EURO NEWS – Women missing work due to painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts costs the UK economy £11 billion (€13 billion) a year, according to a new report that calls for more investment in women’s health services.
The report from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Confederation, women’s health charity CREATE Health Foundation, and consultancy London Economics, found that roughly 60,000 women in the UK are unable to work due to the impact...