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Women And Health

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Melinda French Gates donates $215M to improve women's health

  • Jun 4
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PCOS gets new name to better reflect condition

  • May 12

How a program is addressing mental health challenges, helping mothers

  • May 12, 2025

Funding to be restored for landmark Women's Health Initiative study

  • Apr 29, 2025

Oprah hosts ABC primetime special on menopause

  • Apr 1, 2025

Cancer diagnoses rising faster in women: Report

  • Jan 17, 2025

Texas looks to end travel, medication abortion Houston teen relied on

  • Dec 16, 2024

Texas OB-GYNs urge lawmakers to change abortion laws

  • Nov 4, 2024

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Moms and mental health: Houston expert says women need support, resources

  • May 12, 2025
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Legislators look to end travel, medication abortion Houston teen relied on to end unwanted pregnancy

  • Dec 16, 2024
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Camp Shield empowering female veterans

  • Nov 8, 2024
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Groundbreaking cancer study to focus on often understudied and over-impacted Black women

  • Oct 7, 2024
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Woman died then lives to promote of heart health after cardiac arrest

  • Feb 20, 2024
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Texas had over 26K rape-related pregnancies after abortion ban: Study

  • Jan 25, 2024
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Texas women who could not get abortions despite health risks take challenge to state's Supreme Court

  • Nov 28, 2023
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Pillow Pals offer comfort to breast cancer patients

  • Oct 19, 2023

Latest Stories

Breast cancer awareness: Self-advocacy a critical tool for Black women

Courtney Clark couldn't help but wonder how different things might have been if her concerns about the lump in her breast had been taken seriously from the start. She would later be diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant. Clark is now sharing her story in hopes of saving lives.

  • Oct 22, 2024

Groundbreaking cancer study to focus on Black women, often understudied and over-impacted

A groundbreaking study by the American Cancer Society has the potential to be a game-changer for Black women.

  • Oct 15, 2024

Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban

The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law. The high court did not detail its reasoning.

  • Oct 7, 2024

Harris Co. leads nation in Black maternal death rates, report shows

In light of Harris County having the highest Black maternal death rates, a mother shares her painful story about losing her son in childbirth, claiming many hospital employees didn't help her.

  • Sep 27, 2024

Women have lower life expectancy in U.S. than other high-income nations: study

A new research study released by the Commonwealth Fund, reveals that women in the United States have significantly worse health care access, outcomes in life expectancy, avoidable deaths, mental health and rates of illness.

  • Aug 15, 2024