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FUTURE What Comes Next in Women’s Health and Blood Clot Awareness Each year, Blood Clot Awareness Month highlights the importance of recognizing clotting risks and symptoms. At the same time, the annual campaign also invites a broader question: What progress ...

AFTER The Long Middle: Life After a Blood Clot By Sara Wyen, Founder of Blood Clot Recovery Network It started with pain in my leg. At first, it seemed like something minor. However, when I discussed the pain with ...

OVERLOOKED Blood clots remain a major cause of preventable illness and death worldwide. Public health efforts have improved recognition of the signs and symptoms of clotting, yet the role blood clots play in women’s health still receives limited attention ...

AWARENESS Blood Clots and Women’s Health: Why Awareness Still Matters Blood Clot Awareness Month (BCAM) offers an opportunity to highlight a serious yet commonly overlooked health risk. Each March, patients, families, healthcare professionals, advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders come ...

The end of the year prompts reflection. It encourages gratitude. It offers a clearer view of what matters and what deserves our attention. At the Rowan Foundation, we use this time to think about the women and families who contact ...

The strength of stillness becomes clearer as the year ends and the season brings quieter moments into our lives. These pauses help us reconnect with ourselves and create space for reflection, grounding, and emotional clarity. Stillness allows women to step ...

David Rowan, Rowan Foundation Founder As this year ends, I reflect on the many moments that have shaped our work and the people who brought them meaning. Each year offers its own lessons, but 2025 served as a ...

The holiday season brings joy, connection, and shifting routines, which can affect holiday wellness for women in many ways. These changes often create busy days and added pressure, especially for women who balance family, work, and their own health needs. ...

Rowan Foundation Stewardship Report 2025 Every year at the Rowan Foundation tells a story about progress, connection, and purpose. Our 2025 Stewardship Report brings that story into focus. As a result, it shows a year shaped by women who shared ...

Modern life makes it easy to sit still — at a desk, in class, during commutes, or while streaming our favorite shows. But sitting too much can do more than just stiffen muscles: It can slow blood flow in ...

College is a time for independence, new experiences, and important decisions, including those related to health. For young women, these choices often involve contraception, travel, and lifestyle changes that can impact the risk for blood clots. Though blood clots ...

Dr. Nguyen, the Rowan Foundation’s Medical Advisor, is an experienced OB/GYN, digital health innovator, and passionate advocate for empowering young people with life-changing knowledge. She co-founded Taboos, a platform that teaches teens to navigate sexual and emotional health with ...

When most people think of autoimmune disorders, they usually imagine fatigue, joint pain, or the difficulties of managing ongoing symptoms. Less well recognized is how these conditions can also affect circulation and raise the risk for blood clots. For ...

Heading Back to Campus: Making Smart, Safe Birth Control Choices for Your Health As the new school year begins, college campuses buzz with excitement and fresh starts. Whether you're a first-year student navigating dorm life or a returning upperclassman juggling ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often associated with combat veterans or survivors of large-scale traumatic events. But for many women, trauma lives in far quieter places: in medical emergencies, difficult births, ICU stays, or the sudden onset of a life-threatening ...