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Women’s Partners to Blame for Fewer Orgasms, Not Biology
Many Products for Black Women Contain Unsafe Ingredients
The High Cost of Womanhood
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Could an Artificial Ovary Help Women Conceive After Cancer Treatment?

This alternative could be safer for some women than the currently available options.

Early HIV Vaccine Study Raises Hopes for Ongoing Larger Trial

Published results have updated preliminary findings presented at a previous conference.

New Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for Higher-Risk Women

Black women and others at elevated risk should be evaluated by age 30.

Flight Attendants Have Higher Cancer Rates Than General Population

This group is more likely to develop several cancers, especially breast cancer, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

Reflections of You

The stigma Black ballerinas experience mirrors body image issues faced by other women and girls of color.
Evelyn Lozada

Transformed

Evelyn Lozada of Basketball Wives reflects on the forces that shaped her into an advocate for female empowerment.
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Making More With Protein

This essential nutrient can power more than just smoothies.

Lung Cancer Rates Now Higher in Young American Women Than Men

Smoking behaviors do not explain this new finding.

Among People With Bipolar Disorder, Being Female Is Linked to Antidepressant Exposure

Being female is also linked to antidepressant-induced mania.

Can Healthy Eating Reduce Hearing Loss Risk for Women?

Diets that include fruits and vegetables have been shown to lower the chance that women will suffer moderate to severe hearing impairment.

Obamacare Linked With Earlier Cancer Detection in Young Women

Gynecologic cancers among this population were diagnosed and treated sooner after the Affordable Care Act went into effect.

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In a First, the Southern AIDS Coalition Appoints a Deputy Director

Venita Ray will manage the group’s role in the $100 million COMPASS initiative.

Why Ovarian Cancer Screenings Still Aren’t Recommended

Researchers find that screenings can lead to unnecessary surgery in women without cancer.
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018

Saturday, March 10, is a day to say #ICanStopHIV!

Gendered Tastes

Food cravings in men versus women

Facts of Life

HIV affects women differently than men.
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