We are honored to have Phyllis Greenberger on our team as Senior Vice President of Policy, Advocacy and Science for HealthyWomen. As a pioneer in women’s health, Greenberger received the Multi-year Hero Prize 2021 from the Alliance for Age Research in September.…Read More »
Excessive body weight can be harmful in the long run. It can cause many other fetal diseases and health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, etc., to name a few. Everyone wants to look and feel good about themselves, but…Read More »
We know more than ever about how to use boosters, but we still know very little about when to use them. Leon Neal / Getty; The Atlantic In this week’s edition of the Booster Chronicles, the plot is picking up speed. An…Read More »
As I discussed in a recent post, my diet tends to be higher in protein than it has been in years past. I rarely consume less than 100 grams of protein. Most days I am significantly higher, even if I only eat…Read More »
Contributed by: Rachana Arya introduction Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It is often misdiagnosed because it is clinically similar to Zika and dengue fever. Once considered…Read More »
An open ductus arteriosus is a congenital heart defect (present at birth). An open ductus arteriosus is a persistent opening between the two large blood vessels (the aorta and pulmonary artery) that start from the heart. The pulmonary artery carries blood from…Read More »
October 15th is National Mammography Day. As Jackie Froeber says The mammogram stars aligned for me in 2017. I worked at St. Peter’s Health Partners and went to a colleague’s office to say hello. There was a leaflet on her desk offering…Read More »
Shannon Jensen was careful to ensure that her sons wore masks in school when classes resumed in September. No other parents in Waukesha, Wisconsin. And three weeks after school opened, Jensen’s oldest son, who was sitting next to an unmasked classmate who…Read More »
Symptoms of perimenopause – the precursor to menopause – can appear up to 15 years in advance. For World Perimenopause Day, London GP Dr. Deyo Famuboni describes ten perimenopause symptoms to look out for You have lived your life in line with…Read More »
A nurse takes a dose of vaccine from a vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a community center in Bowie, Maryland in March. Win McNamee / Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption Win McNamee / Getty Images A nurse takes a dose…Read More »