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A horizontal bar chart titled “Headaches Cause More Harm in Women.” The chart shows age-standardized years lived with disability (YLDs) per 100,000 people in 2023, comparing women (dark blue) and men (yellow). For all headache disorders, women experience roughly twice the YLDs of men. The gap is larger for migraine, with women showing substantially higher disability than men. For tension-type headache, disability levels are much lower overall but remain higher in women than men. Source: IHME; chart by CFR/Allison Krugman for Think Global Health.

Why 1 in 3 People Worldwide Suffer From Headaches

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Pain medication misuse can stem from inadequate awareness around the global burden of headaches

Women Bear Mexico's Diabetes Crisis

Women Bear Mexico's Diabetes Crisis

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Nearly 10% of Mexico's population lives with diabetes, and women are diagnosed at higher rates than men

Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid

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Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide

Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid

When Endometriosis Causes Mental Illness

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Despite endometriosis's links to psychiatric conditions, health systems fail to train doctors to spot these connections

When Endometriosis Causes Mental Illness

"Power of Joy": New Film on Childbirth During Ethiopia's Civil War

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The documentary follows a girl who survived a harrowing childbirth to become an ambassador for women's health

"Power of Joy": New Film on Childbirth During Ethiopia's Civil War

Women's Medical Education in Rojava

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Kurdish women are needed to ensure security and safety in the war-torn region

Women's Medical Education in Rojava

Extreme Heat and Domestic Violence in Mexico

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Currently, no gender or climate policy addresses the links between climate events and risk of violence

Extreme Heat and Domestic Violence in Mexico

India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis

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Further research and evidence-based guidelines could help reconcile the increasingly common endocrine disorder

India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis

Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction

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Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives

Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

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The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

How Gender and Sex Shape Disease

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New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age

How Gender and Sex Shape Disease

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce

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By adopting a gender perspective, policymakers can better address the challenges that women in the health sector face

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce