ICYMI news for women
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Sunday Snippets is a round-up of recent women’s health news that we haven’t covered elsewhere.1 Through April 2025, Snippets is available free to all subscribers. Starting in May, Snippets will be a perk for monthly and annual paid subscribers. Tip: If you hit a paywall here or elsewhere, try copying the URL into archive.ph; be patient—it could take a minute.
SO much in women’s health news this week!! Scan the headlines to see where your interests lie!
Daniella Fodera got an unusually early morning call from her research adviser this month: The doctoral student’s fellowship at Columbia University had been suddenly terminated. Between the fellowship application and scientific review process, she had spent a year of her life securing the funding, which helped pay for her study of the biomechanics of uterine fibroids — tissue growths that can cause severe pain, bleeding and even infertility…that impact up to 77 percent of women as they age. — PBS: What happens to health research when ‘women’ and ‘diversity’ are banned words?
Politico: How DOGE cuts will change women’s health
Technology Networks: Research, resilience and reproductive health: An interview with Prof. Christine Metz [endometriosis and STEMM]
Babson College: When female entrepreneurial leaders tackle women’s health issues
Forbes and MSNBC [video]: How federal agency cuts are impacting fertility treatments, women’s health
CBS: Black women with health concerns urged to advocate for themselves
SNS Insider: Women’s health diagnostics market size to hit $49B by 2032, driven by technological advancements and rising awareness
The Guardian: One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds
HealthTech World: Report reveals must-know surging women’s health and wellness trends [includes FemAging Project]
Today: Meet the entrepreneurs making tailored supplements for women2
Fitness and sports (even rugby and…wait for it…women’s football)
Psyllium husk supplements
Healthline: The health benefits of psyllium [includes medical research]
Washington Post (GIFT article): Most supplements aren’t worth your money. This one is.
Women’s Health: The Fiber Supplement Renaissance Is Here: The Old School Health Hack Making A Comeback
Women’s Health Magazine
World Rugby: Women's health in rugby - Webinar Series: Essential information for every player, coach, and support staff
Women’s National Football Conference: The [US] Women’s National Football Conference supports women’s health
Professional & policy
Johns Hopkins Public Health: Bridging the gap: From data analysis to evidence in action
WHO: The multigenerational charge for women’s health and gender equality
Council on Foreign Relations: Women this week: Cuts to Title X family planning and women’s health clinics
“It’s a crisis”: Panel discusses ways to improve maternal health care for Black women
Women’s Health Collective Canada: Empowering women, strengthening Canada: Three Policy Priorities for Advancing Women’s Health in Canada
Medical Economics: The case for value-based care in women’s health: A win-win in improving maternal care
Nature: Perimenopause symptoms, severity, and healthcare seeking in women in the US
Pulmonology Advisor: Maternal Mortality: Is US Policy Failing Women?
DrugWatch: Depo-Provera: A Convenient Shot, But at What Cost to Women’s Health?
United Nations Development Program: Every crisis is a women’s health crisis
Disclaimer: Unlike our posts with indepth information, we don’t attempt here to check the news for authenticity, quality, research background, politics, or anything else—although if it looks truly suspicious or clearly politically biased, we just don’t list it. Otherwise, we give you the headlines and leave that up to you.
A small disclaimer on Perelel, since I’m in healthcare: These entrepreneurial women may well be on to something; supplements fine-tuned by research to women’s bodies and hormones would be terrific—versus “we did some research, but it was mostly on men, so let’s just do a lower dose for women.” It’s a new product, and the founders are on a PR tour right now, so time will tell. Here’s their website. To get a sense of the user experience, we suggest checking reviews. Amazon and undoubtedly others carry Perelel vitamins.
I can’t speak to #4—not my wheelhouse, but the rest is right on.