ICYMI news for women

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Sunday Snippets is a round-up of headlines about women’s health and lives from the past week that we haven’t covered in our regular posts. Snippets is a perk for our terrific paid subscribers, released a few days later for all subscribers. It takes time — many hours every week — to search for relevant news, add context and deeper dive links, and get these stories to you without ads. If you find this valuable, please LIKE the post so we know someone’s out there—hellooo?—or consider buying us a much needed coffee (or a timely margarita?), or—definitely better yet—a paid subscription to support what we do. We’re all in on women’s health!

In the news this week for women: The coming healthcare crisis for women; attacks on routine gyn care at Planned Parenthood, multiple states; longevity and women—not just the bros. Multiple new studies on pregnancy, birth and parenting…and more on menopause and midlife! Ethics beyond abortion with the Adriana Smith disaster; public health workforce moral injury; as gabapentin use treands, new research shows brain concerns in young users. The delights of cinnamon and sex hormones. Weather, migraines, and MJ; endometriosis and digestion (no MJ, sorry, but there is more about MJ here). Prioritizing health policy; the real tea on that social security tax cut (imagine our government fibbing!) A plague death in Arizona—seriously. Leading medical organizations sue RFK-not amid cancellation of a second panel meeting, and he promotes a food company using ultraprocessed foods. The most and least stressed US cities; ads just can’t say these women’s health words, but talking erections is just fine. Kids’ health continues to decline (50% are covered by Medicaid, decimated by the budget bill.) Ticks! What Boomers miss about getting healthcare coverage at work; new Trump tactics attacking Harvard threaten world’s largest women’s health study; ice baths—yay or nay; mental health, Kate, and the LGBTQ+ hotline. Why sharp healthcare premium increases are coming in 2026, and WSJ says health insurance companies are becoming uninvestable—imagine that; the latest on Femtech and much, much more!