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Women’s Health

In a cartoon, an assortment of people — young and old, male and female — queue for a restroom, waiting to relieve their full-to-bursting bladders.
Health & Disease

To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder — and the brain

How do we sense the need to urinate? The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.

Artist’s rendering of uterus and stem cells in menstrual blood
Health & Disease

The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood

Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis

A DNA double helix delineates a line graph with a bell curve shape. A few of the base pairs are highlighted in pink. Human silhouettes appear atop the curve, with most of them in the middle and just a few at the extremes. Some of the people are holding chromosome shapes.
Health & Disease

Genes and heart disease: Finally making the link

Polygenic risk scores — a patient’s chance, based on tiny DNA variants, of developing cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and more — are coming to clinics. But there are kinks to iron out and accuracy remains an issue.

An illustration depicts a pregnant person consulting with a doctor. Insets show her fetus and an RNA molecule.
Health & Disease

New noninvasive RNA tests could help identify at-risk pregnancies

The next wave of prenatal screening looks for fragments of RNA within the blood to flag risk of preeclampsia and preterm labor

Illustration shows a man and woman running a race, with the man leading. The women has a large female symbol tethered to her wrist. EKG lines are in the background.
Health & Disease

America is failing women’s health

OPINION: Systemic inequity means women in the US die younger and suffer more than they should. It’s time for health for all.

Conceptual illustration shows a woman lying half-submerged in water. Above the water are flowering plants. There are water lilies floating on the water next to her.
The Mind

When depression sneaks up on menopause

Fluctuating levels of estrogen during a period known as perimenopause can wreak havoc on the mental health of women in midlife. Diagnosis and treatment have been elusive despite symptoms as serious as suicidal thoughts.

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