ICYMI news for women - Nov. 2

No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. Dozens of new articles in the last week alone that matter to women. Click your picks, ignore the bricks: we watch the news so you don't have to.

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In the news this week for women: Don’t forget to set the clocks back (yuck). Who’s our Woman in the News cover image this week? Complete update on the Shutdown and why the burner will go to high this week—and not because Trump told Dems to “do something.” Three of the largest insurers cut back on Part D and Medicare Advantage benefits. Kennedy: Just kidding—we don’t really know about autism and Tylenol. Immunology surprises: a vaccine with a side effect of boosting cancer survival, and a preventable infection in pregnancy newly tied to autism. Rx recalls. Why the pendulum swings on HRT. The cause of menopause brain fog, and how women differ from men on longevity goals. (Hint: Peter Thiel is way off.) A surprising cause of 20% of UTIs and a fix, finally, for a nasty instrument used thousands of times daily in women’s health. Light at night, heart disease—and how the time change affects our bodies. Meds that can interfere with gut health for years—and do those pre/probiotic drinks actually help? The quiet collapse of the US reproductive health safety net. 40 days in the desert for the woman who could finally release the Epstein files that may or may not exist. New research on lupus (and sex), auto-immune diseases, and fibromyalgia. Fall vaccine guide as contagions pick up the pace: measles, mpox and RSV. Femtech news and much more.