Broken Medicine Jessica Wakeman Sep 30, 2019

Why Are So Many Women Crowdsourcing Their Healthcare?

Jessica Wakeman Sep 30, 2019

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.

All the Rage Sady Doyle Sep 12, 2019

Men Don’t Understand Women’s Bodies. Period.

Sady Doyle Sep 12, 2019

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.

Women's Health Jessica Wakeman Sep 3, 2019

Dr. Jen Gunter Wants to Demystify The Vagina

Jessica Wakeman Sep 3, 2019

With her new book, 'The Vagina Bible,' and a forthcoming DAME column, the OB-GYN aims to mainstream comprehensive health and sex education.

climate change A.K. Whitney Jul 2, 2019

Is the “Green” Menstrual Movement Ableist?

A.K. Whitney Jul 2, 2019

Environmentally friendly menstrual products are touted as saving millions of tons of plastic each year. But for disabled people they're often painful, even impossible, to use. Is there a solution?

Broken Medicine Miranda Culp Apr 30, 2019

Can the “Wellness” Industry Solve Our Healthcare Crisis?

Miranda Culp Apr 30, 2019

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.

Broken Medicine Erin Biba Apr 22, 2019

Why Are So Many Women Rejecting Medical Science?

Erin Biba Apr 22, 2019

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.

Investigation Miranda Culp Jan 8, 2019

What Is Causing Some Women to Kill Their Newborns?

Miranda Culp Jan 8, 2019

A startling pattern of trauma and pregnancy denial incites young women to do the unthinkable. Are we criminalizing women with a rare dissociative disorder?

Women's Health Victoria Brownworth Dec 3, 2018

The Deadliest Cancer for Women Is Not the One You Think

Victoria Brownworth Dec 3, 2018

Lung cancer kills more women than any other—and is being diagnosed in younger women at increasing rates. So where are the ribbons and races for the cure?

First Person Lauren Rankin Nov 15, 2018

Do You Ever Really Recover From An Eating Disorder?

Lauren Rankin Nov 15, 2018

Inspiring stories of anorexia or bulimia “recovery” make headlines, but for those struggling with the lifelong disease, the message may cause more harm than good.

Access Denied Andy Kopsa Nov 1, 2018

Religious “Freedom” Is Trumping Our Safety

Andy Kopsa Nov 1, 2018

Pharmacists with extremist religious views are refusing to fill prescriptions for safe, legal medication like Misoprostol, which helps ease complications from miscarriage—putting people’s lives at risk.