Lauryn Higgins
Lauryn Higgins is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist whose work focuses primarily on public health and wellness. She currently works as a freelance journalist, adjunct professor of journalism and as a Midwest stringer for the New York Times and The Washington Post. She has worked for the New York Times, NPR, Women's Health, Shape, Health.com, Teen Vogue and other outlets.
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The Alzheimer’s gender gap can’t be explained by longevity alone. Researchers are now looking at menopause as a possible neurological turning point.
Hot flashes have long been dismissed as harmless. Brain imaging studies are beginning to tell a more unsettling story.
Menopause has long been treated like a reproductive footnote. Neuroscience is revealing it may be one of the most misunderstood brain transitions in a woman’s life.
Fear can take over the moment prostate cancer progresses. These questions can help caregivers replace confusion with clarity, advocacy and a stronger plan.
Caregivers are often told to advocate, but rarely shown how. These questions can help turn confusing biomarker results into a clearer prostate cancer treatment conversation.
Adult daughters don’t need to become superheroes when a father has advanced prostate cancer. They need boundaries, backup and permission to protect themselves.
Cancer Made Me His Caregiver — But I’m Still His Wife: How Couples Navigate Prostate Cancer Together
She may still be his wife, but advanced prostate cancer can leave her feeling more like a nurse—and that painful shift is rarely discussed.
The word “early” can make breast cancer sound straightforward. For many women, the decisions that follow are anything but.
When early breast cancer decisions feel urgent and overwhelming, your real life belongs in the conversation — from work and caregiving to sex, energy, finances and the future you are trying to protect.
Surgery can feel like the finish line. But for many early breast cancer patients, the next conversation can shape what comes after.
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