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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 where experts break down the science and bust myths related to hot topics in women’s health.

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Osteoporosis in Canadian Women: Building Strong Bones for a Healthy Life

Author:  Shali Tayebi, MSc Global Health, University of Copenhagen |  Editors: Alex Lukey and Arrthy Thayaparan (Blog Coordinators)  Published: February 12th, 2021 Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that is a major public health issue. It also places a tremendous physical, emotional and mental burden on those who it afflicts. Over 200 million people…
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Mental Health Awareness Beyond Anxiety and Depression: Shedding Light on the Body Image Problem

Author: Kaylee Misener, Clinical Psychology Ph D student at University of British Columbia Okanagan |  Editors: Alex Lukey and Arrthy Thayaparan (Blog Coordinators)  Published: January 28th, 2021 In a 2003 New York Times interview, Dr. Susie Orbach, a sociologist at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said “we're still not fully recognizing…
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Women’s Health in Review: 2020

Authors:  Arrthy  Thayaparan and Alex Lukey (Blog Coordinators) Published: January 15th, 2021 With the dawn of a new year, many are hoping to move past the tumultuous events of 2020. But who can blame them? 2020 will be memorialized in future history books as the year the world came crashing down. In particular, women felt the strain with increases in domestic…
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Behind the Science with Bonnie Lee

Authors:  Arrthy  Thayaparan and Alex Lukey (Blog Coordinators) Interviewing:  Bonnie Lee, Ph D Student, UBC  Published: December 25th, 2020 At the Women’s Health Research Cluster, we strive to close the gaps in communication and knowledge between the public and scientific community. As such, our newest blog series, Behind the Science, will take…
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Women’s Brain Health Series: Symposium 2 Summary

  Author: Alex Lukey (@ Alexandra Lukey) - Registered Nurse,  Master of Science in Nursing (UBC) and Women's Health Blog Co- Coordinator |  Editor: Arrthy Thayaparan, Women's Health Blog Co- Coordinator Published: December 14th, 2020 This past year has been a time of unprecedented change and constant adjustments. For the Women’s Health Research Cluster (WHRC)…
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The Pandemic is Taking Women’s Breath Away: Intimate Partner Violence and Strangulation on the Rise During COVID-19

Author: Karen Mason, Co-founder of SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research) |  Editors: Alex Lukey and Arrthy Thayaparan (Blog Coordinators)  Published: November 25th, 2020 Since Covid-19 and its lockdowns first threw a giant wrench in our collective lives more than eight months ago, news headlines around the world have echoed…
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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.