women's health

  1. Book cover image featuring a graphic rendering of woman and infant within a snow globe.

    Mothers in silence: 1 in 5 experience perinatal mental illness, yet most go untreated

  2. Young teenage girl applicating insulin with insulin pen. Image credit: Halfpoint, Adobe Stock

    Big sex differences found in how diet, insulin rewire muscle for better blood sugar

  3. Cropped image of a midwife measuring blood pressure of a pregnant woman. Image credit: Adobe Stock

    SNAP shortfall puts pregnant women’s health—and their babies—at risk

  4. Overhead view of hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and pizza. Image courtesy: U-M IHPI

    Many older adults—especially Gen X women—show signs of addiction to ultraprocessed foods

  5. Concept photo of a group of middle aged women. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Abnormal menstrual bleeding, a likely culprit in menopausal fatigue, rarely discussed as cause

  6. Echoes of youth: High school binge drinking predicts midlife alcohol use, women most affected

  7. A home healthcare worker talking to pregnant woman. Image credit: iStock

    Small cash incentives boost participation in Medicaid home visiting program

  8. Concept photo of a woman in her thirties hugging herself with tears on her face, wearing a grey sweater sitting alone against a wall at home, with a dark background. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Maternal suicide: U-M study provides insights into complicating factors surrounding perinatal deaths

  9. A large black circular disc takes up most of the square image, with a smaller black oval disc hugging its edge. Their relative sizes are similar to a pea and a poppy seed although the larger disc is only about a millimeter across. Both are outlined in blue, cells lit up with fluorescent markers. Yellow dots trace out circles around the large disc.

    Atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution will bolster reproductive research

  10. Concept illustration of a pregnant minority woman. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Grant supports tuition-free midwifery program at U-M for underserved areas

  11. Section of the periodic table, focused on cadmium, lead and mercury. Image credit: iStock

    Heavy metals are toxic to ovaries, may lead to earlier menopause

  12. Concept illustration of a doctor talking to a pregnant woman. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Medicaid benefits for pregnant immigrants surpass costs

  13. Concept illustration of an older woman and blood biomarkers. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Midlife blood test may predict cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s in later life

  14. Grandchild’s stillbirth risk linked to grandma’s weight

  15. Woman saying stop with hands. Image credit: iStock

    Young women report higher rates of forced sexual intercourse during pandemic

  16. Concept illustration of older Black and Hispanic women. Image credit: Nicole Smitgh, Made with Midjourney

    Exclusion of Black, Hispanic women from health studies masked racial disparities on menopausal aging

  17. Anti-abortion protesters outside the Supreme Court 21 January 2022. Image credit: Shawn Thew, licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

    U-M expert: One year after Dobbs decision, restrictive abortion laws part of a ‘willful policy vacuum’

  18. A doctor examines an MRI. Image credit: iStock

    Women’s gymnastics leads NCAA sports with most preseason concussions

  19. Concept illustration of women affected by restrictive abortion policies. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M expert: Implications of restrictive abortion policies on maternal health, social welfare

  20. Mifepristone (trade name Korlym or Mifeprex), a common drug used in most medical abortions. Image credit: Robin Marty, Flickr.com, CC by 2.0

    Medical abortion pill ban: What would it mean for Michigan?