Women’s Health Blog

What is the Women’s Health Blog?

The Women’s Health Blog publishes bi-weekly content to demystify the complexities of women’s health research while celebrating the multifaceted experiences of women and gender-diverse individuals worldwide. Our blog features two types of posts:

Our Research Blog is a platform where experts share evidence-based information on diverse topics relating to women’s health or sex-and-gender-based research. These short summaries make it easy for you to understand and interpret research that could otherwise be difficult to access.

We also have a Behind the Science series, where we share Q&A interview-style posts that strive to inspire new and diverse professionals to enter the women’s health field by highlighting the remarkable work being accomplished by our community.

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28 November 2025

The Unique Health Difficulties Faced by Women with Epilepsy

Author: Angélique Erry, BSc Student, University of Toronto | Editors: Tashi Stampp and Romina Garcia de leon (Blog Coordinators) Reviewer: Lindsey Thurston Published: November 28th, 2025 Women's specific health concerns are often the victim of public stigma. This has ultimately reduced the research focus on these topics. Many women are not fully knowledgeable of…

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14 November 2025

Removing the Oil from the Cancer Engine

Author: Chloe White, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon and Janielle Richards (Blog Co-coordinators) | Reviewer: Ahmad Mohammad Published: November 14th, 2025 Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer, and second leading cause of cancer related death for women in Canada. There are several different…

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31 October 2025

The Understudied Disease That Can Affect The Brain: Endometriosis

Author: Małgorzata (Margot) Tybuszewska, MSc, University of Groningen, Netherlands | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon (blog coordinator) | Reviewer: Ahmad Mohammad Published: October 31st, 2025 Painful periods are normal, you just have to get used to them is a phrase that unfortunately most women have heard or know someone who has heard it. In fact, over 80% of…

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17 October 2025

What Do We Know About Weight-Management Treatments Like Ozempic?

Author: Ahmad Mohammad, Ph D student, University of Toronto | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon Published: October 17th, 2025 What are GLP-1 agonists, and how do they work in the body? Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists (which are in commonly known drugs such as “ Ozempic”) are medications that mimic the behaviour of a natural hormone…

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3 October 2025

Improving Access To Evidence-Based Treatments For Women With OCD

Authors: Melina Albanese, Ph D Candidate, University of Toronto | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (Blog Coordinators) | Reviewer: Emilie Theberge Published: October 3rd, 2025 What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by obsessions, compulsions, or both. Obsessions are intrusive and unwanted…

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19 September 2025

Housing Unit Takeovers: Danger in Women’s Supportive Housing

Author: Emily Anne Opala, MSc PMP | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (blog coordinators) Reviewer: Eden Hoffer Published: September 19th, 2025 Note that this blog discusses difficult subject matter such as gender-based violence, homelessness and death. * Names and details been changed to protect personal identity On the author: From 2018 to…

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Disclaimer: We strive to bring you up to date research on a variety of topics. When reading our blogs, please note the date they were published to gauge how recent the research is. No information on our blog should be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from a qualified doctor or clinician. Instead, we encourage you to print out our blogs and bring them to your healthcare provider as supplementary material.

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