Category: health

By Hannah Cutting-Jones, University of Oregon Do you ever blend up a protein smoothie for breakfast, or grab a protein bar following an afternoon workout?...

The COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project (CVEEP) was established in December 2020 by the Alliance for Aging Research, HealthyWomen and the National Caucus and...

Did you know heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States? Far too many women think of heart disease...

By Sumedha Gupta, IUPUI CC BY-ND More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with the expectation...

We are honored to have Phyllis Greenberger on our team as senior vice president of policy, advocacy and science for HealthyWomen. A women’s health pioneer,...

October 15 is National Mammography Day. As told to Jackie Froeber The mammogram stars aligned for me in 2017. I was working at St. Peter’s...

As told to Nicole Audrey Spector It started with a cough and shortness of breath. This was in May of 2020, and my biggest fear...

As told to Nicole Audrey Spector As a maternal fetal medicine nurse, I’m used to running around from one patient to the next. But on...

By Brad R. Fulton, Indiana University Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African...