Women's Health

Sora Tanjasiri
Verywell Health, July 11, 2024

Why Are So Many Minority Patients Declining Breast Cancer Treatment?

"We see a lot of worry about how the cancer and then the treatment will compromise their abilities to fill their roles in their families. Asian Americans are more likely to agree to surgery, but there are a lot of concerns about the side effects of chemotherapy. They worry about fatigue, loss of time, and the impact it has on their role as a wife or mother." (Sora Park Tanjasiri)
WebMD, May 1, 2024

Are Female Doctors Better? Here’s What to Know

"While we don’t know exactly why this disparity exists, it likely has a lot to do with a lack of understanding of female pain from the start of medical training, and the life experience that women doctors bring to the table. Every female physician has been a female patient at some point in their lives. " (Manijeh Berenji)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Forbes, March 6, 2024

Women’s Contributions To The Economy At The Cost Of Their Wellbeing

"Despite the achievements of remarkable women throughout the ages and the multifaceted role women play in every sector, from the factory floor to the boardroom, from the fields to the classrooms, the reality is that women are overwhelmed and undervalued, their struggles are written off, and ultimately their health is compromised." (Bernadette Boden Albala)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Orange Coast Magazine, March 1, 2024

Power of Women at UC Irvine

"I spent most of my research life working in underserved communities and trying to understand how different communities experience disease.Why is it that different race-ethnic groups and gender groups experience disease differently? Not just describing those differences, but as of the last 10 years, trying to think about ways that we can intervene. So all of my work is around health equity and disparities and stroke." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
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Best Life, April 24, 2023

5 Early Warning Signs of Dementia: How to Recognize Them and What to Do

"While AD is the most common cause for progressive dementia, many of the non-progressing forms of cognitive impairment are often the result of treatable conditions such as depression, hypothyroidism, folate (vitamin B) deficiency, etc. Even some of the progressive dementias are due to other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, which can be treated." (Bruce Albala)
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Medical News Today, March 30, 2023

Higher magnesium intake linked to lower dementia risk

"The authors propose that the higher magnesium intake might have resulted in less chronic inflammation in these older women. These results should be viewed as preliminary at this time, especially for the smaller magnesium dietary subgroups" (Bruce Albala)