Sheila Thompson, RN CPHQ

Picture two mid-life women fanning themselves in a waiting room. One leaves her appointment armed with coping tips and a prescription for hormone replacement therapy; the other is met with a shrug and opts to just ride it out. Can you guess what was different about these two women? For something half the population experiences, menopause remains surprisingly misunderstood. And for women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups, it can be both misunderstood and undertreated. Menopause 101...

Ozempic, Wegovy, Moujaro, Zepbound…these medications have been all over the media as the latest trend in weight loss drugs, but did you know they were developed for another purpose? What are GLP-1 agonists? Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a naturally occurring human hormone. When a person eats or drinks, the body responds by releasing GLP-1 from the small intestine. This triggers the pancreas to release insulin while suppressing the release of glucagon, slows gastric emptying, and...

At least 30 individuals have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in 2025 as of late December; a 20-year high and more than double the number who died in ICE custody in 2024. According to a 12/19/2025 Reuters report, four deaths occurred between 12/12 and 12/15/25 alone. The practice of imprisoning individuals detained for immigration-related reasons is nothing new in the United States. Already a world leader in immigration detention, the number of persons detained in the...