Meet the Women Revolutionizing Health Care

It's not just an ordinary Tuesday. Today is International Women's Day!

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By Anisa Arsenault, Associate Editorial Director It's not just an ordinary Tuesday. Today is International Women's Day! Today's Top Story 10 Women Who Are Changing Medicine From Florence Nightingale to Marie Curie, the female innovators we learn about in school tend to be from the distant past. But women are still leading healthcare advances today.   Take Julielynn Wong, MD, MPH, for example. She's been using solar-powered 3D printers to create medical supplies in remote areas for over 10 years—and in 2017, she took her technology to space.   Back on Earth, Nina Shah, MD, is expanding the use of CAR T-cell therapy in an attempt to cure a blood cancer called myeloma. And Beth Stevens, PhD, is revealing how certain cells prune the brain, challenging what we know about neurodegenerative diseases.   These are just three of the women in modern medicine we're celebrating today. Keep reading to meet the others. Know More Women make up a third of professionally active physicians in the United States today. Feel Better Research shows hospitalized patients treated by female doctors fare better than those treated by male doctors. READ MORE For the last 10 years, women have consistently made up the majority of the healthcare and industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows in 2021, women accounted for 75% of total employment in hospitals, 77.4% of total employment in health services, and 84% of total employment in social assistance programs. Women Saved Vaccine Efforts in the U.S. The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S. was far from smooth, but without women, it would've been impossible, argues Verywell's Sarah Simon. The burden of securing vaccination appointments for older relatives largely fell on women, since more than 75% of all caregivers are female. Learn how four women navigated the early days of vaccination signups on behalf of their families. READ MORE A Pap Smear Alternative? A new study suggests testing menstrual blood from sanitary pads could be a new, accurate way to detect high-risk HPV and prevent cervical cancer. This screening method is less invasive and less painful than a traditional Pap smear, prompting experts to consider if it could meaningfully boost screenings and prevent disease. While menstrual blood screening correctly identified high-risk HPV in 94.2% of study participants, the Pap smear is probably here to stay, since pelvic exams are important to detect gynecologic issues beyond HPV. READ MORE   In Other News   ■ Take a Look at the Fascinating History of Women's Exercise. Byrdie     ■ 7 Women Leaders in Food Share Their Hopes for the Future. The Spruce Eats     ■ Legendary Women Investors. Investopedia More From Verywell An Overview of Osteoporosis in Women READ MORE Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects Women Differently Than Men READ MORE The Warning Signs of Stroke in Women READ MORE   How'd we do? If you have any feedback, send us a note at   feedback@verywell.com.       You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Verywell Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here.   A DOTDASH MEREDITH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2021 verywellhealth.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy