Women's Health Kena Shah Jun 24, 2025

U.S. Healthcare Is Failing Survivors of Female Genital Cutting

Kena Shah Jun 24, 2025

Because of migration, we have more survivors of female genital mutilation and cutting living in the U.S. than ever. But the healthcare system has largely ignored their unique needs — and is showing few signs of changing its ways.

Women's Health Andy Kopsa Jan 18, 2024

I Always Knew I Was Different. I Was 49 Before I Learned Why

Andy Kopsa Jan 18, 2024

The author was diagnosed as autistic in her late 40s—and soon discovered she wasn’t alone. In this reported essay, she pinpoints the reasons neurodivergent cis girls elude diagnosis until much later in life.

Women's Health Clara Tornvall, translated by Alice E. Olsson Dec 7, 2023

Why Are Girls Diagnosed With Autism Later Than Boys?

Clara Tornvall, translated by Alice E. Olsson Dec 7, 2023

Swedish author Clara Törnvall wasn’t diagnosed with autism until she was 42. In this excerpt from ‘The Autists,’ she wonders whether the answer lies in psychiatrists’ gendered notions of what constitutes as a "special interest."

Broken Medicine Sarah Sloat Jan 18, 2023

New Clues Reveal How to Treat Postpartum Depression

Sarah Sloat Jan 18, 2023

Postpartum depression affects up to 20 percent of people. A universal treatment could be the key to preventing it.

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Broken Medicine Starre Vartan Jun 8, 2022

Where Women Fit in the Science of Psychedelics

Starre Vartan Jun 8, 2022

Psychedelics are being scientifically researched now more than ever. Will scientists repeat past mistakes by leaving women out of the equation?

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Women's Health Sarah Sloat May 23, 2022

The Annual Physical: Analyzing the State of Women’s Health

Sarah Sloat May 23, 2022

Despite the U.S. being one of the wealthiest, technologically advanced nations in the world, the crisis in women’s health remains because of a lack of research and systemic misogyny.

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Women's Health Megan Carpentier Oct 21, 2021

Getting Strong Gave Me Strength

Megan Carpentier Oct 21, 2021

The health benefits for women to do weight training are manifold, from improving mental acuity to increasing bone density. So why aren't we more strongly encouraged to do it?

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Women's Health Jess Zimmerman Mar 11, 2021

Endometriosis Is a Real Pain

Jess Zimmerman Mar 11, 2021

So many of us underestimate our pain, because we've been socialized to believe we're making something out of nothing. But aches are often an alarm system that can save our lives.

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.

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All the Rage Jude Doyle Sep 12, 2019

Men Don’t Understand Women’s Bodies

Jude 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.