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STAT+: Health care leaders plot how to expand diversity in clinical trials

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Even with the recent awareness that clinical trials often lack the diversity that would make them representative, women and people of color remain underrepresented in studies. ” Doing so, he said, requires a currency that is very scarce in health care: time. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Opinion: Medicine robs physicians of their fertility. Here’s how to fix it

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“T he Retrievals,” a disturbing podcast from Serial and the New York Times released this summer, painstakingly tells the stories of women who sought fertility treatments at the Yale Fertility Center in 2020. Over the course of five months, women underwent egg retrievals without any pain medication. Read the rest…

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Cancun abortion clinic will give Americans a new reason to visit the Mexican resort

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Soon there’s likely to be another reason to visit: MSI Reproductive Choices , an international reproductive health nonprofit, plans to open an abortion clinic in the city, partly designed to cater to travelers from the U.S. MEXICO CITY — More than 5.6 million U.S. who are unable to get an abortion in their home states.

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A nonprofit group is pushing to get estrogen FDA approved for gender-affirming care

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Hormone replacement therapies have long been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by cisgender patients, such as women who take estrogen when going through menopause. 17 in lieu of a live pre-investigational new drug meeting.

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STAT+: Bayer’s promising menopause drug trial results highlight growing interest in long-neglected condition

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Pinkerton said she was excited to see the broader quality of life improvements through elinzanetant: “Women have more than just hot flashes — it’s actually more about hot flushes, sweats, fatigue, lack of sleep and some of the mood changes that go on during [menopause].

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STAT+: Maven raises $90 million for women’s and family health amid a funding drought

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Women’s and family health tech startup Maven Clinic announced Monday it has raised $90 million in a Series E funding round led by General Catalyst, raising the company’s valuation to $1.35 Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Fostering Equity in Health Care Research: Eliminating Gender Bias With Decentralized Clinical Trials for Women

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Decentralized clinical trials are emerging as a method by which to address gender bias in clinical research.

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