ICYMI news for women

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Sunday Snippets is a round-up of recent women’s health news that we haven’t otherwise posted about. Through April 2025, Snippets is available free to all subscribers. Starting in May, Snippets will be a perk for monthy and annual paid subscribers.

“We put men on the moon decades ago, but women are still dying from severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.” — Geneticist Wins Women’s Health Prize for Pioneering Discoveries About Severe Morning Sicknes

Brain health

• GIFT article: 10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain

• Study: Greater menopause symptom burden may be tied to brain health, dementia; hormones may help

• Study: Scientists Just Discovered A Surprising New Risk Factor For Dementia—And It Has Nothing To Do With Genetics (Click for alternate access)

Women’s health and lives

• How do beliefs and social norms impact women's health?

• Study: New heart-health measurement goes beyond step count—and could help identify silent heart disease

• Trump drops Biden's proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs

• Jennifer Aniston’s PT shares top 3 exercises for building Jen’s arms and abs at 56

  • Related: British Study: Jennifer Aniston’s Pvolve beats general exercise recommendations for midlife and older women

• Black Women's Health Imperative Announces Leadership Transition

• Drew Barrymore had a hot flash on TV. Yes, menopause is having a moment.

• [The problem with] classifying misoprostol and mifepristone as Controlled Substances: Implications for the Management of Non-Abortion Related Conditions

• DrugWatch.com: Top women’s product liability lawsuits

Women’s health innovation, tech and investment

• Women’s health and sexual wellness are a $360 billion opportunity in the US alone

• Shattering the Silence: Tight Lipped founder Noa Fleischacker’s personal health journey turned into a crusade to transform gynecological care.

• Womb WatchAI Launches Landmark Women's Health Initiative: 'Her Health, Her Future' Research Fund.

• Improving women’s health [menopause] is a $100 billion opportunity.