Ectopic Pregnancies Are Not Viable Pregnancies. Period
It took centuries for medicine to recognize ectopic pregnancies. Now Ohio legislators want to force doctors to "reimplant" them in a woman's uterus—which is medically impossible.
Broken Medicine
Why Are So Many Women Crowdsourcing Their Healthcare?
Whether they're feeling dismissed by doctors, afraid of tests, or generally confused, women are seeking healthcare information online—and it's leading to an epidemic of misinformation, and a new kind of health crisis.
Men Don’t Understand Women’s Bodies
From literature to the legislature to even the medical exam room, men have demonstrated a pernicious, defiant ignorance about female anatomy—and it's destroying our lives.
The GOP Is Going After Trans Healthcare
LGBTQ people already face misdiagnosis, harassment, and refusal of treatment by the medical establishment. Trump’s Dept. of Health and Human Services is about to make it much worse.
For Pharma Companies, Killing is Their Business, and Business is Good
Pharmaceutical companies have been hiking drug prices for decades, leaving many forced to decide between basic needs like housing and food, and the medication that keeps them alive.
Can the “Wellness” Industry Solve Our Healthcare Crisis?
Women frustrated by conventional medicine’s failures are turning to alternative therapies, with varying results. But if regulated and supported by physicians, an integrated approach could cure our broken system.
Why Are So Many Women Rejecting Medical Science?
Women are habitually mistreated, misdiagnosed, and not even included in medical research. As a booming “wellness” industry lures them with fast cures, many can’t resist the temptation.
We’re Becoming a Nation Without Doctors
What will happen for our aging population and women's health care when we face a shortage of primary care physicians?
Transvaginal Mesh Is Ruining Women’s Lives
The surgical procedure, to correct pelvic organ prolapse, has left thousands of women in pain, injured, and even disabled. If only their doctors warned them.
Why Don’t Doctors Take Women’s Pain Seriously?
The medical community has a gender bias, putting women at a disadvantage when they’re literally screaming for help.