ICYMI news for women - Sept 28

No TL;DR. Just the facts, ma'am. Dozens of news 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: Surprise! (not) FDA to conduct review of Mifepristone. Cancer tips, microplastics in human bones (can we talk microplastics and autism?), Dems push for women’s health reform, retrieve cuts to Medicaid/ACA, and Kennedy impeachment. Butts or boobs? Depends on where you live. Vaccines for brain atrophy, good news on Alzheimer’s, alcohol and dementia. New treatments for hand eczema, that sudden urge to go, back pain, osteoporosis, and certain breast cancers. Shutdown looming—how will it affect women’s healthcare, home health? Advice for government employees, contractors. You know that normal BP? It may be high under new guidelines. Measles in SC; KY coal loyalty means nation’s worst loss of life years. Probiotics for women, tracker lies, ginger, chocolate, dairy myths, pistachios and ingredient awareness. Gen Z contraception info gaps, and Sit at the Bar September—ditch dating apps. A huge number of studies on pregnancy with a complete review of the autism/Tylenol fiasco. Menopause fitness, sexual health in older women. Best and worst states for COPD. AI coming to Medicare—and why women, BIPOC may lose. Kennedy, more bizarre turns at HHS. <sigh> Youth CTE, parents’ firearms and youth suicide. Women, Republicans not liking the economy. Everyone wants a wife (including me). Some really interesting deep dives and policy issues if you like the ‘why,’ not just the ‘what’, femtech news and much more. And ‘The Other News Quiz’. Test your real-world knowledge and ID today’s pic! (The correct answer from last week? The photo was of Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr. Samira Mohan on the Emmy-winning The Pitt. Congrats to all who picked up on that!)