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7:03 AM PST 2/4/2021byHilary Lewis The 11th annual Athena Film Festival has unveiled its opening night film and lineup of programming for its month long March 2021 virtual edition. The female-focused festival, which highlights women's leadership onscreen and in real life, will open with the U.S.
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Posted on February 5, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
While most of us were busy scavenging for toilet paper and swapping sourdough starters, Jenna Dewan was in the middle of more labor-intensive pandemic preparations.
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Two experts offer perspectives on the importance and state of cardiovascular health in women. According to reports by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, accounting for 1 in every 5 female deaths. Celebrated on the first Friday in February, National Wear Red Day aims to raise awareness for disease among women as well as the risks factors leading to it
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Posted on February 5, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) Black people in America are more likely to develop cancer than other races and/or ethnicities. They have shorter survival rates and higher rates of death, according to the American Cancer Society
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
MIDDLETOWN, N.J., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --HealthyWomen and Black Women's Health Imperative, leading women's health experts, today announced a partnership to raise awareness of obesity as a disease and national health crisis, in a manner that is free of stigma, judgment, and bias
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
A unique comparison That study, published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted in two farming communities in southwestern China.
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A WOMENS health organisation that was a finalist for a national award will continue its services for urgent care during the lockdown.
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Where do you go when you feel scared, confused, and lonely after a life-altering diagnosis? For many people, the answer isonline. In WH's 2021 Owning It series, you'll meet nine self-starters who used social media and digital tools to seek solutions and community they couldnt find elsewhere
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Jessica Albas Honest Company is worth a reported $1 billion and, apparently, she doesnt just create her productsshe uses them, too. The actress and founder, 39, broke down her skincare routine in a new no-makeup Instagram video andzero shocker hereit exclusively features Honest Beauty gear. If nothing else, it's good to know that Jessica actually uses the products she's selling! "Sound On Winding it down with my nighttime routine #ASMR edition ," the L.A.'s Finest star wrote in the caption.
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S.
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Posted on February 4, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Aspira Women's Health Inc (AWH) is near the middle in its industry group according to InvestorsObserver. AWH gets an overall rating of 54. That means it scores higher than 54 percent of stocks
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Jan. 28 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday signed executive orders that aim to fulfill two campaign promises -- expanding Americans' access to healthcare and protecting women's health and reproductive rights. In the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Biden signed one order to reopen enrollment to the Health Insurance Marketplace and take steps to strengthen Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Siobhn Mattison, University of New Mexico; Adam Z. Reynolds, University of New Mexico, and Katherine Wander, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) Gender disparities in health are not a phenomenon unique to the pandemic
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Debbie Yi Madhok, MD, is a 41-year-old breastfeeding mom who has been working on the frontlines of COVID-19 for months in San Francisco.
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
This is a good month to take stock of whats working for you in life, and what could kinda-totally use some improvement. And, while (safely) surrounding yourself with your crew is always important, itll be absolutely vital for you in February
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Wendy Williams' new biopic and documentary, Wendy Williams: The Movie and Wendy Williams: What A Mess!, are both premiering on Lifetime on Saturday, and the films focus on the talk show host's rise to fame, along with her rocky family life. While the biopic spends a lot of time exploring Wendy's relationship with now ex-husband Kevin Hunter, the couples son, Kevin Hunter Jr., also makes a cameo. While Wendy talks about her son here and there on her show and Instagram, he mostly lives a BTS life.
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
There are many types of HPV. This is a very common infection that usually presents with no symptoms. However, without treatment, some types of HPV could cause cancer
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concert Health, a leading behavioral health medical group, today announced the closing of its Series A funding round at $14 million led by Vertical Venture Partners with participation from Town Hall Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank, and continued support from early investors including Healthy Ventures and Clearvision Equity. The funds were a mix of equity and credit
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Colitis refers to the inflammation of the lining of the colon. Many different conditions can cause this to happen.
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Posted on January 31, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
The digital health space is continuing to see the rise in womens health companies. One of those bourgeoning companies is Nurx, which has already raked in a cool $113 million in venture funding. MobiHealthNews sat down with Nurxs CEO Varsha Rao to talk about what we saw in 2020 and what she predicts will happen to the digital womens health space in 2021.
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From growing vegetables to spending more time with their children, womens quality of life improved drastically after piped water was installed near their homes in rural Zambia, Stanford University researchers said on Thursday. In a study involving 434 households in four Zambian villages, they found not having to walk to a communal water source saved each home about 200 hours per year on average - freeing up time for more productive activities
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
Despite the pandemic, one organization has pressed forward helping women who have gone through traumatic experiences. The Inside Out Foundation is a nonprofit founded nine years ago by three women. Alexis Arnold, co-founder and executive director, said they saw a need in the South Plains, and this foundation was the answer
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
I'm going to go out on (a very short) limb and say that, if you've been working on your fitness, you've probably heard the term resistance training by now. You've probs even heard it used interchangeably with strength training perhaps. They are, in fact, very similar to the whole rectangle and square sitch you learned about in geometry class
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
This article was originally published here BMC Womens Health. 2021 Jan 13;21(1):24
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
The American Heart Association and YSM's Section of Cardiovascular Medicine invite you to this years virtual Go Red for Women event themed "The Beat Goes On: Rediscover the Rhythm in Your Life Heart Health for Women in the Time of COVID-19." Join us on Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. as we unite in the fight against the leading cause of death in women: cardiovascular disease. This years New Haven Go Red for Women campaign will also feature a STEM Goes Red digital event February 3, 2021, in conjunction with Yale New Haven Health
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Posted on January 15, 2021 | Filed under Womens Health News | Permalink
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