February 17, 2022

50% of Women With Ovarian Cancer Die From It. Valerie Palmieri Is on a Mission to Change That.

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Each year, nearly 20,000 women in the United States are newly diagnosed with ovarian cancer and nearly 13,000 die — […]
February 16, 2022

Despite Its Disastrous Effects, Covid-19 Offers Some Gifts to Medicine — an Immunology Expert Explains What It Can Teach Us About Autoimmune Disease

By Dario Ghersi, University of Nebraska Omaha For all the misery that the pandemic has wrought, it has also opened up a vast storehouse of knowledge […]
February 15, 2022

A Healthcare Lens on Honoring Black History Month

February is Black History Month. Read HealthyWomen’s Senior Policy Advisor Martha Nolan’s latest Op-Ed in the Hill, “Honor Black History Month by supporting lifesaving women’s health […]
February 15, 2022

In Research Studies and in Real Life, Placebos Have a Powerful Healing Effect on the Body and Mind

By Elissa H. Patterson, University of Michigan and Hans Schroder, University of Michigan Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend […]