Science Quickly Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer
Mar 2, 2026
A startling projection that nearly 60% of U.S. women could have cardiovascular disease by 2050 and what’s driving that rise. Analysis of laws and policy shifts that are shrinking OBGYN access in some states. NASA mission updates after hardware and fueling setbacks that push back lunar plans. A quirky study proposing female reindeer keep antlers as a post-birth nutrient source.
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Women's Cardiovascular Disease Projected To Surge
- Nearly 60% of U.S. women will have cardiovascular disease by 2050, up from ~50% in 2020.
- Rising hypertension and diabetes, plus childhood obesity and racial/ethnic inequities, drive especially large increases among women aged 20–44.
Focus Prevention On Childhood Risk Factors
- Act now to reduce future disease by targeting childhood risk factors like poor diet and physical inactivity.
- Karen E. Joint Maddox framed this as a call to action to prevent obesity, hypertension, and diabetes beginning in youth.
TRAP Laws Shrink OBGYN Workforce Over Years
- Restrictive TRAP laws reduce the obstetrician-gynecologist workforce over years, harming reproductive care access.
- Study found a loss of just over two OBGYNs per 100,000 women within two years and continuing declines up to nine years later.