Most women know to schedule their mammograms, show up, and wait for the letter that says everything looks normal. But very few, know their actual risk of developing breast cancer.
Here's the thing- your actual risk should be shaping your screening plan. In many cases, no one has ever calculated
...Perhaps you're the woman who has been though cancer and you find yourself scrolling right past every fitness post that crosses your feed. Somewhere along the way, you may have decided this kind of content isn't for you anymore — not with the body you have now, the one that doesn't work the way it ...
A woman I'll call Deidre once sat across from me in an executive health physical. She appeared in a hurry and clearly did not want to be there. She informed me rather curtly that she had several meetings scheduled at her office- which fortunately was a short walk- in less than an hour. The only reas...
I could have diagnosed it in a patient in ten minutes. In myself, it took months.
My heart would race while I was sitting still. I was tired in a way that sleep never fixed. My weight was drastically dropping in a way I'd never experienced. I
...In Part 1 of this series, we explored several common barriers women encounter when navigating healthcare—communication gaps, rushed appointments, fragmented care, and the subtle dismissal of lived experience.
For many women encountering the healthcare system, these moments may be familiar.
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