Nov 9: ICYMI news for women

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: Elections: Gen X, Millennial women leaders rising with unusual double digit victory margins…smart tide turning? Comprehensive shutdown update—and an interesting theory on why Congressional Rs may have zero interest in re-opening before December 2. Open enrollment cost calculators, info and tips on changes and costs. Melatonin and heart failure? Maybe not. GLP-1 price wars. Rings, watches and … toilets? Golden age for hair loss—what works for the 3 types. Finally: clues on lupus, where women are 90% of cases. Ways to fend off SAD. Peleton recall. New meds and gene editing: goodbye cholesterol? Lots of women’s health news by generation: Gen Z, Millennials, pregnancy and parenting, midlife, and the kiss-those-periods-goodbye crowd. News influencer fact sheet. The latest health warps from Kennedy—including a ‘study’ conducted by civilians with no medical training. The Medicaid program that saved money, turned people’s health around—and got killed. A brain app that can reverse delines, 6 solid tips on cutting through the noise on femtech, and much, much more.