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The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain
The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), launched in 1991, has been a groundbreaking study on women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain due to funding cuts and concerns from lead investigators. The WHI was established […]
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Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers The study examined more than 7 million births that occurred over 22 years. supersizer/E+ via Getty Images Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects […]
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