2024 Press

Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH, Director of Education

• “Bringing Conversations on Contraception from Social Media to Clinical Practice”, Brigham Clinical & Research News, April 2024.
• “The Pill Makes Some Women Miserable. But Are They Really Quitting It en Masse?”, New York Times, May 2024.
• “The most popular pill to treat women’s acne is a blood pressure drug”, NBC News, May 2024.
• “More Women Risk IUD Pain to Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies”, The Wall Street Journal, June 2024.
• “In states with strict abortion policies, simply seeing an OB/GYN for regular care can be difficult”, NBC News, July 2024.
• “IUD insertion pain is complicated. Doctors say the new CDC guidelines are only a start”, NBC News, August 2024.

Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, Executive Director

• “Depression risks of Menopause have been overstated, study finds”, The Washington Post, March 2024.
• “The Guardian view on menopause politics: a work in progress”, The Guardian, March 2024.
• “Why hormone therapy is a lifeline for some women before and during menopause”, WBUR, September 2024.
• “Women Are Still Less Represented in Medical Research. Here’s Where the Gap Is Most Pronounced” Time Magazine, November 2024.

Sergey Karamnov, MD, 2024 WHISPR Awardee

• “AF After Cardiac Surgery More Likely in Men, More Deadly in Women”, tctMD, August 2024.
• “Outsized Death Risk for Women with Afib After Heart Surgery”, MedPageToday, August 2024.

Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD, ROSA Sleep Resource Core Leader

• “What’s the Impact of Sleep on Health?”, Mass General Brigham, March 2024.

Vesela Kovacheva, MD, PhD, 2021 IGNITE Awardee

• “AF After Cardiac Surgery More Likely in Men, More Deadly in Women”, tctMD, August 2024.
• “Outsized Death Risk for Women with Afib After Heart Surgery”, MedPageToday, August 2024.

JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP, Scientific Advisor

• “What We Know About Multivitamins and Memory”, The New York Times, January 2024.
• “Want to slow memory loss after 60? A multivitamin may be the answer.”, The Washington Post, January 2024.
• “Can a multivitamin a day keep memory loss at bay?”, The Boston Globe, January 2024.
• “Multivitamins May Slow Memory Loss and Cognitive Aging”, Medscape, January 2024.
• “Look Who’s Talking: How to Improve Your Heart Health”, Brigham Clinical and Research News, February 2024.
• “Can chocolate be a health food? What to look for in your favorite candy.”, The Washington Post, February 2024.
• “Should You Take Supplements? A Doctor Reveals the Only 2 That Are Actually Worth It”, Inverse, February 2024.
• “Can Postpartum BP Control Lower Heart Failure Risk?”, Medscape, February 2024.
• “Wellness Wednesday: The Benefits of Vitamin D and its Impact on Cancer”, Boston 25 News, March 2024.
• “No need to fear menopause hormone drugs, finds major women’s health study”, The Washington Post, May 2024.
• “Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here’s what changed”, NPR, May 2024.
• “The Women’s Health Initiative Trials: Clinical Messages”, Medscape, May 2024.
• “Why Fish Oil Supplements Can Be Dangerous for the Heart” Time Magazine, May 2024.
• “Clinicians Call for Easing FDA Warnings on Low-Dose Estrogen” Medscape, May 2024.
• “Older women are being significantly shortchanged by medical research”, The Washington Post, June 2024.
• “Is Fish Oil Helpful or Harmful for the Heart?”, The New York Times, June 2024.
• “Is there any point in taking multivitamins?”, The Guardian, July 2024.
• “Vitamin D: Who Benefits From Supplements Now?”, Medscape, July 2024.
• “The WHI Hormone Therapy Trials: Messages for Clinical Practice”, VuMedi, July 2024.
• “Dementia Deemed Highly Preventable: Here’s How”, Medscape, August 2024.
• “Vitamin D Supplements: Who Benefits?”, VuMedi, September 2024.
• “Hot Flashes: Do They Predict CVD and Dementia?”, Medscape, September 2024.
• “Human Longevity: Can if be further extended?” Medscape. November 2024.
• “Transdermal Beats Oral Estrogen for CVD Safety of Hormone Therapy” Medscape. December 2024.
• “Can Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk and Slow Memory Loss?” Harvard Magazine. December 2024.

Lidia Minguez-Alarcon, PHD, 2022 WHISPR Awardee

• “Stress before pregnancy bad for mothers’ health, Mass General Brigham study says”, CBS News, January 2024.
• “Stress During Fertility Treatments Leads to Higher Glucose”, Medscape, January 2024.
• “Look Who’s Talking: How to Improve Your Heart Health”, Brigham Clinical and Research News, February 2024.

Leena Mittal, MD, Women’s Mental Health Fellowship Director

• “Alcohol has many negative health impacts. Dry January offers a reset.”, The Washington Post, January 2024.

Michelle O’Donoghue, MD, MPH, WHAM! Research Awardee

• “Look Who’s Talking: How to Improve Your Heart Health”, Brigham Clinical and Research News, February 2024.
•  “Different signs of heart disease for men and women”, Boston 25 News, February 2024.

Maria Pabon, MD, First.In.Women Fellow

•  “High blood pressure during pregnancy has doubled, but only 60% are treated, study finds”, Good Morning America, June 2024.

Kathryn Rexrode, MD, ROSA Career Enhancement Core Co-Leader

• “Treat Your Body As If You Were Pregnant with Dr. Kathryn Rexrode”, Innovate and Elevate Podcast, February 2024.

Primavera Spagnolo, MD, PhD, Connors Associate Director, Scientific Director, First.In.Women® Precision Medicine Platform

• “Is Long COVID the Match That Will Finally Light a Fire Under Research Into Women’s Reproductive Health?”, ABC News, March 2024
• “Women Are Still Less Represented in Medical Research. Here’s Where the Gap Is Most Pronounced” Time Magazine, November 2024.

Kathryn Terry, ScD, Ovarian Cancer Fund Recipient

•  “Is Long COVID the Match That Will Finally Light a Fire Under Research Into Women’s Reproductive Health?” , Well and Good, March 2024.