4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1566+ words) An advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis can turn life upside down — often bringing a flood of new terms, decisions and emotions all at once. There is the shock of the diagnosis itself. Next come the appointments, scans and unfamiliar words that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1027+ words) Bone-deep exhaustion, a brain that feels like it’s wrapped in cotton and wild mood swings — you’re not crazy; you’re most likely perimenopausal. You finally bring it up to your doctor only to be met with a casual shrug, a diagnosis…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1719+ words) Elissa Kalver should have been thinking about birthday cake. Instead, days before her daughter turned one, she was trying to understand how breast cancer could already be in her liver and spine. “I was diagnosed metastatic de novo in July…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (951+ words) Thought healthcare couldn’t get worse for women? Oh, it can. And this goes all the way back to the lab. Here is a deeply unsettling thought: Much of what modern medicine knows about the human body was learned without adequately…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1732+ words) For most of Abigail Simon’s life, trusting her body was part of her job. The professional ballerina had spent decades building a career around movement, performing with American Ballet Theatre and The Joffrey Ballet and touring internationally with Broadway’s An…...