Women's Health

As told to Jacquelyne FroeberGrowing up, I got my yearly physical at school just like all my other classmates. It was the same drill every time: The d...

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Your thyroid is a little butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that makes and releases hormones. These hormones help regulate many important body functi...

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+ Infographic text Women made up almost 1 out of 5 new HIV diagnoses in 2022 More than 4 out of 5 of these women got the virus from h...

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+ Infographic textIn the U.S. 1 in 4 people living with HIV is a woman 1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses is a woman  Women of color — especially Blac...

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Urothelial bladder cancer (UBC), the most common form of bladder cancer, is the sixth most common cancer in the U.S. About 85,000 people are diagnosed...

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March is National Sleep Awareness Month.I was staring at my bedroom ceiling at 3 a.m. when I had a very rational thought: The movies I grew up with ar...

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Menopause and its little sister, perimenopause, are having a moment. It may be a moment that’s dripping with sweat and confused about its own name, bu...

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+ Infographic textKidneys are bean-shaped organs that sit behind your belly. There is one kidney on either side of your spine, just below your rib cag...

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The black cohosh plant is full of surprises. For one, the name doesn’t match the drapes — black cohosh produces white flowers from its green stem. Oth...

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As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorIt was a chaotic time. I was 45-years-old and working full-time with two kids — one in high school and the other in el...

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About 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, a disease that causes weak and brittle bones — and more than 4 out of 5 of them are wo...

Women's Health

+ Infographic textYour thyroid is a gland in your neck that is controlled by the pituitary gland. It makes hormones that play a role in regulating imp...