ICYMI news for women

No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. 43 news stories that matter to women.

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 readers. It takes time and commitment to get these stories to you without ads and paid endorsements. If you find this valuable, please consider a paid subscription to support what we do … you’re why we do this!

In the news this week for women: “Blatantly discriminatory” NIH grants reinstated; Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.; why BP goes up after 50; keep coffee to AM for heart health; Americans have fewer babies—and why is it so dangerous? New guidance for weight loss drugs, heart health; new COVID ‘razor blade throat’ variant; Georgia women kept alive as incubator taken off life support—and baby begins his; HHS to investigate mystery Michigan health system; new weight loss pill may be as powerful as Ozempic; what if your medicine was never tested on someone like you? Health insurers promise to fix approval process (don’t hold your breath); in addition to budget bill healthcare death by a thousand cuts, RFK to also go after ACA. Experts on how to decrease the #1 killer of kids and teens—the #1 killer RFK Jr. will never talk about; falls increasigly fatal; how to not lose half your assets in a ‘gray divorce;’ Gen Z tattoo regret; the latest on FemTech … and much, much more.

Don’t forget to catch up on the ever-changing picture of the budget bill: If you care about the health of Americans—your family, friends and neighbors—you’ll want to stay keenly tuned in right now. The House proposal increased the uninsured by 62%, and the Senate’s version is even nastier and with high debt—and they are both under huge pressure to pass the bill quickly. Here’s the latest, with anyone not in the top 20% of earners paying a price, including tariffs. No surprise: Polls are 2:1 against.

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