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The Women’s Health Awareness Vaccine Confidence Study aims to understand public opinion, concerns and beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine and immunizations within the Black community in North Carolina.

Immune system changes in pregnant women place the women themselves, their unborn children, and their newborns at increased risk of foodborne illness. These illnesses can be worse during pregnancy and may lead to miscarriage or premature delivery. Some foodborne illnesses, such as Listeria and Toxoplasma gondii, can infect the fetus even if the mother does not feel sick.

What is the best way for women to lose weight? Every woman is different, but recent research suggests that women may lose weight differently than men.

Learn about date rape drugs and how it’s used in sexual assault and rape from the Office on Women’s Health.

Learn about PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) from the Office on Women’s Health.

Slideshow of women’s unique risk factors for stroke.

Learn the ways that stroke affects women differently than men.

Stroke is a leading cause of death for women. Get the facts about how stroke affects women and how to know if it’s happening to you.

Heart disease is the most common cause of death in American women, and some types of heart disease are more common in women.

Learn about the unique signs of heart attack for women.