Men & women are equally likely to suffer heart attacks, but women are more likely to die.

Why?

This article does an excellent job of explaining how neglecting women in medical research plays out. It’s deadly.

The Fuller Project Maggie Fox #womenshealth

time.com/6962474/heart-…

You can post if you did/didn’t feel that earthquake here:

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USGS Earthquakes @USGS

DR Congo names first female prime minister. Her appointment represents a historic milestone in Congolese politics and underscores the importance of gender equality and women's empowerment in national leadership. africanews.com/2024/04/02/dr-…

DYK?
👉🏽Iron via IV treats anemia, which causes bleeding in childbirth.
👉🏽A dose of the well known antibiotic azithromycin during labor reduces deadly infections by 1/3.

#Womenshealth research unveils simple solutions & saves lives. From ⁦National Geographic⁩: nationalgeographic.com/premium/articl…

Physicians and researchers say little data is available about the scale of this new phenomenon, but anecdotally, more patients are coming in with misconceptions about birth control fueled by influencers and conservative commentators. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03…

On Monday, POTUS signed an order to create a $12 billion fund to research #womenshealth .

“It’s a welcome, if egregiously belated investment by the US. And although it sounds like a big amount, there’s a lot of catching up to do.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Mothers are🔑to thriving families & communities, yet mortality rates in Muslim-majority countries are twice as high.

This #Ramadan , we are proud to join🤰For Mama to put an end to preventable maternal deaths around the world.

#ForMama

Mothers help nurture the ideals, morals & traditions that form the fabric of our societies.

Yet every 2 minutes, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth–& nearly all of these deaths are entirely preventable.

For Mama this Ramadan to keep🤰&👶healthy. actformama.org

No country in the world affords women the same opportunities as men in the workforce, according to a new report from the World Bank, which found the global gender gap was far wider than previously thought. theguardian.com/global-develop…

This is historic:

The first over-the-counter birth control pill in the US is about to hit stores.

#womenshealth washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03…

#Cervicalcancer is preventable. We know that just one dose of the #HPV vaccine offers sufficient protection against cervical cancer, & we can now reach many more girls with the same number of vaccines. More governments need to adopt the one-dose regimen.

telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Today, women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men are and take longer to be diagnosed with heart disease and some cancers; they may be less likely to be offered pain medication; their symptoms are more likely to be written off as anxiety.

nytimes.com/2024/02/26/wel…

New research based on data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo showed that the risk of dying of Ebola was halved among people who had been vaccinated even if they were given the jab after they were already infected: bit.ly/3SD93XS

⁦Oula⁩, backed by ⁦Chelsea Clinton⁩, lands $28M for modern maternity clinics that combine midwifery & obstetrics.

The funding arrives as maternal deaths continue to climb in the US. Increased access to midwives could change that. digitalhealthwire.com/oula-lands-28m…

So interesting: 75% of employers say reproductive and family benefits are important or very important for retaining employees.

Read Maven’s State of Women's and Family Health Benefits 2024 ⁦Maven Clinic⁩ mavenclinic.com/reports/annual…

Today, I am excited to share the first major deliverable from our White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research:

$100 million in funding for women's health research and development as part of ARPA-H's first-ever Sprint for Women’s Health.

Together, we will build a new…

Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for 'Life-Changing' Research and Development Into Women's Health

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#WomensHealth

Most of the (feminist, activist, rights-promoting) world has been disturbingly quiet on the “…egregious human rights violations to which Palestinian women and girls continue to be subjected in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.”

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…