Eva Epker

Arizona

Contributing Writer at Forbes Women

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Articles

El caso de Mila Magnani: cómo el síndrome de ovario poliquístico impulsó su misión como empresaria

1 week ago | forbesargentina.com | Eva Epker

"Cuando me mudé a Estados Unidos, jamás cuestioné a mis médicos. Creía que el sistema de salud estadounidense era el mejor del mundo, así que si me recetaban algo, lo tomaba", contó Mila Magnani. El resultado fue una cantidad de pastillas que tomó durante toda su adolescencia: antibióticos para el acné, antidepresivos para regular el ánimo, anticonceptivos para el ciclo y espironolactona para el vello facial.
The Founder Who Turned A Near-Death Experience Into A PCOS Solution

1 week ago | forbes.com | Eva Epker

“When I moved to the U.S., I never questioned my doctors. I believed the American healthcare system was the best in the world—so if something was prescribed, I took it,” explained Mila Magnani. The result was a flurry of pills that she took throughout her teen years: antibiotics for acne, antidepressants for mood regulation, birth control for her cycle, and spironolactone for facial hair.
Lauren Makler, Alysia Montano, Maria Sharapova & More Are Leveling The Playing Field

1 month ago | forbes.com | Eva Epker

What do CEO Lauren Makler, entrepreneur and Olympic athlete Alysia Montaño, and tennis great Maria Sharapova all have in common? Through the recent Level the Playing Field campaign, each one of them is helping to fill the gaps that female athletes face when planning and building their families. Launched this year on National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 5,Level the Playing Field focuses on the need for fertility freedom for women in sports.
How Can Clinical Trials Improve Diversity? CTM’s Cara Brant Explains

2 months ago | forbes.com | Eva Epker

How much do clinical trials cost? The most-quoted are arguably that each trial individually costs a median of $19M, each trial for an eventually-approved drug costs a median of about $48M, and the estimated cost per participant was $41,413. But cost estimates vary. Recently, a 2023 paper estimated the overall cost range between $48 million and $225 million, a 2024 found the average cost to be about $117.4 million, and a 2025 paper cited the average cost to be between $30M and $50M.
How Can Clinical Trials Improve Diversity? CTM’s Cara Brant Explains

2 months ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Eva Epker

How much do clinical trials cost? The most-quoted are arguably that each trial individually costs a median of $19M, each trial for an eventually-approved drug costs a median of about $48M, and the estimated cost per participant was $41,413. But cost estimates vary. Recently, a 2023 paper estimated the overall cost range between $48 million and $225 million, a 2024 found the average cost to be about $117.4 million, and a 2025 paper cited the average cost to be between $30M and $50M.
Women Still Face Gender Biases At The Doctors’ - So They Avoid Going

2 months ago | forbes.com | Eva Epker

A Pap Smear every three years. A mammogram at least every other year. A physical every year. Guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that women have regular – and, usually, annual – health appointments, such as pap smears, mammogram, and physicals.
How A Possible Mifepristone Substitute May Affect Women And Abortion

2 months ago | forbes.com | Eva Epker

“In conclusion, our proof-of-concept study supports the potential of ulipristal in a combined regimen with misoprostol for safe and effective medication abortion.” So wrote a team of researchers in a study titled “A Proof-of-Concept Study of Ulipristal Acetate for Early Medication Abortion” published just last week: on January 23, 2025. Put another way, their results were that they had identified a possible alternative to the current medication abortion regime.
Why The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still Not A Constitutional Amendment

Jan 21, 2025 | forbes.com | Eva Epker

Over a hundred years ago, on December 14, 1923, a proposed amendment first came before the United States Congress. It read in its entirety, “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation”.
Was 2024 Truly Women’s Health’s Much-Needed And Awaited Standout Year?

Jan 11, 2025 | forbes.com | Eva Epker

2024 was definitely a standout year for women’s health. It brought unprecedented public and private attention and investment to the space, such as through various White House-led initiatives, abortion- and other women’s health-related ballot measures, and conditions such as infertility, menopause, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) becoming topics of conversations rather than staying hidden away as shameful secrets.
To Be An Effective Leader, Try Practicing Empathetic Honesty

Nov 30, 2024 | forbes.com | Eva Epker

Imagine that you’re a manager responsible for a team of a dozen people. Overall, the team is running smoothly but one individual, who previously didn’t have any issues, is now struggling: missing deadlines, not catching mistakes, not completing assignments in a satisfactory way. You learn that one of his parents passed away recently. In your next one-on-one with this employee, how do you react? One recommendation is to try empathetic honesty.