Archive - Ladyparts

Absent fathers and family fictions

Novelist Sylvia Brownrigg found a scrapbook. Its revelations forced her to extract the truth from the family fictions she'd been told her whole life…

Jul 25 •

Deborah Copaken

What to expect when you're unsuspecting

Eight years ago, Rachel Somerstein was wheeled in for an emergency c-section. "I felt that!" she called out, with the first slice into her abdomen. But…

Jul 16 •

Rachel Somerstein

June 2024

11 steps to keep Meta from stealing your data to train AI

You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are…

Jun 18 •

Deborah Copaken

More evidence for the benefits of the Mediterranean diet

Last Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine published an overview of both the health benefits and deficits of various popular diets. It makes…

Jun 16 •

Deborah Copaken

Liana Finck, Cartoonist/Philosopher/Genius

HOW TO BABY, Liana Finck's hilarious, no-advice book, provides a profound message about the ravages of parental inequality.

Jun 11 •

Deborah Copaken

May 2024

“I’m going to need you to attend Family Week with your addict." My addict? I had not realized I was in possession of an addict. Or that he lied, not…

May 30 •

Deborah Copaken

Estrogen alone, post-hysterectomy, is not only safe, it lowers breast cancer risk by 23%

The evidence, via the Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Journal, is in. I wish I'd known.

May 24 •

Deborah Copaken

An Ounce of Prevention: Part I

Dr. Babak Larian, ENT and parathyroid surgeon, believes we should all be getting DEXA scans by age 50. CDC standard of care is 65. What's going on?

May 5 •

Deborah Copaken

April 2024

Is Your Marriage Stressing You Out?

Researchers at Binghamton University studied married couples who felt either supported by their spouses or not. In the latter group, the stress hormone…

Apr 18 •

Deborah Copaken

Is it Menopause or Hyperparathyroidism?

Hyperparathyroidism, which leads to osteoporosis and diseases of the kidney, heart, & brain, mimics the symptoms of menopause. It also may be massively…

Apr 4 •

Deborah Copaken

March 2024

Women of All Ages: Stop Drinking Now

In a new American College of Cardiology study, out today, even moderate drinking in women of all ages has been shown to drastically increase the risk…

Mar 28 •

Deborah Copaken

Old Flames, New Strains

Roxana Robinson has written a brilliant novel about the complexities of late-in-life love. It felt so real, I had to speak with her to find out more…

Mar 21 •

Deborah Copaken

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