"Women in all parts of my life are encountering similar obstacles in their health journeys. The common thread is that when we don't advocate for ourselves and ask the right questions, we don't get the care we need. While volunteering as a women's heart health advocate and immersing my public relations agency in the health innovation ecosystem, I'm constantly thinking about how to bring to light the issues-and solutions-that are all around us."
""Women are dying because we aren't marketing life-saving therapies to them," said Rachel Rubin, MD, a urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and assistant clinical professor in urology at Georgetown University Hospital. She made these comments in her 2-hour conversation last May with Peter Attia, MD, on his podcast . The podcast discussion helped illuminate the decades-long debate around hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Since then, the FDA removed its 20-year-plus warning label on HRT for menopause."
Women across different life stages encounter similar obstacles in their health journeys, often because they do not advocate for themselves or ask the right questions and therefore do not receive needed care. Volunteering in women's heart health and working in health innovation reveal opportunities to surface issues and solutions through storytelling. Storytelling can increase awareness of misunderstood or underreported health risks and motivate action. Encouraging women to find the right provider and persist until they receive answers is essential. Education empowers women and clinicians to recognize warning signs. Media coverage and public relations can connect innovators with funding and support.
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