ICYMI news for women

No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. 100+ news stories last week alone that matter to women. Click your picks, ignore the bricks.

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: We watch the news so you don’t have to. Snippets is a perk for our terrific paid subscribers, released three days later for all subscribers. It takes time — 10+ hours every week — to search for relevant news, add context and deeper dive links and get these news stories to you without ads or promotions. If you find this valuable, please tell us you’re there with a❤️ or a share, or consider buying us a much needed espresso (or a snippet of wine?) or—definitely better yet—a paid subscription to support what we do. We’re all in on women’s health for you!

In the news this week for women: 15 GLP-1 stories, including maybe Medicare/Medicaid payment for obesity? Latest things Ozempic fixes and … Ozemdick? The surgery that links ancient ‘wandering wombs’ to modern biases. New COVID variants a problem for midlife women; will COVID vaccine be free this fall? Dozens of health hacks, from heart to joints to spine to tech neck. New runner strength workout; heart bennies from faster pace; Japanese walking. Apps to beat jet lag. The resurrection of eggs (protein!); minerals hiding in cottage cheese; fiber and weight; creatine for women, aging. States: Michigan tries new mom support; Pennsylvania passes out iodine pills to those living near nuclear reactors. Alcohol may get you PG; cannabis not so much. We know zip about the second most important liquid in the world. Women and hormones at 65+; recipe for brain longevity; first-ever implant for rheumatoid arthritis. Bessent back-dooring social security privatization? Budget bill to hike insurance premiums up to 40%; the dark recesses of DC minds on insurance. Will your insurance dump you as “unprofitable?” The latest episode of lawyers know more about healthcare than doctors; feds head for our healthcare data; child vaccinations plummet again; losing doctors’ Mt. Olympus. YCMTSU: Sex offender invited to Presidential childhood fitness test announcement. Cuts to PBS, NPR, and plan-by-plan budget bill health cuts. Summer colds and COVID; wildfire smoke danger to humans, pets; Lyme disease. AI and dementia, ADHD and autism diagnosis. Quantum computers for endometriosis research—seriously! $42B sextech market opportunity, but tariffs hit sex toys—oh no! not before the holidays! The latest on Femtech, and much, much more.