Approximately 6.1 million women in America struggle to get pregnant every year, according to the CDC. This leads many couples to explore assisted reproductive technologies, most commonly in-vitro fertilization. In part I of our infertility series, we explain what women […]
More women are dying from childbirth today than when our moms had babies. Pregnancy and childbirth are complex and tech companies are hoping to help make these experiences safer. There has been little innovation in this space since the […]
The Pan-Mass Challenge’s (PMC) annual bike ride fundraiser broke records with this year’s $63 million donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The PMC has exclusively raised $717 million for Dana-Farber over its 40-year history. We chatted with PMC […]
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are among states that have passed laws challenging Roe v. Wade’s ruling. With the possibility of states overturning the Supreme Court’s decision, we looked at how being denied an abortion affects women. The Turnaway Study, led […]
When you need help who do you turn to? Instagram? Facebook? Online advice can come loaded with judgment and inaccuracies, but it is accessible and relatable and that makes it potent. We talk to Dr. Margaret Quinlan and Bethany […]
Even with decades of experience as a cardiology nurse, Kristin O’Meara initially dismissed her own warning signs of a heart attack, relying on the fact she was healthy and active. Hours later, O’Meara would find herself in the emergency room […]
Back in ’96, Shannon Miller led the Magnificent Seven to the gold at the Summer Olympics, earning the first-ever gymnastics win over Russia for the U.S. In 2011, Miller announced that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Following recovery, […]
In 1989, a team of anthropologists studying Hadza hunter-gatherers in northern Tanzania noticed how hard one particular group was working: the grandmothers. “They were well into their sixties and their productivity was just as great as the women who are […]
From the late reproductive stage to the final menstrual period, the female body goes through a great deal of change. The spikes in estrogen during menopause cause an unpredictability that makes the transition particularly difficult. Unlike the pattern of stocking up on […]
