Episodes

Dr Monica Soni is the Chief Medical Officer for Covered California, a state run Health Insurance Market Place. In this podcast, she shares the satisfaction and the challenges of providing health insurance options for families who don't receive insurance benefits from their employers and who don't qualify for Medicaid. https://www.coveredca.com/https://www.instagram.com/coveredca/https://www.facebook.com/CoveredCA

In this episode of Black Women's Health, Dr Sharan Abdul Rahman speaks with personal coach Rhonda Williams about finding joy, purpose and wellbeing after 40. Together they discuss practical strategies to help women prioritize themseles and create healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Website: https://rhondaonamission.com

Black Women's Health podcast: https://doctorrahman.com

Hear her uplifting story and be inspired..

Let's have a heart to heart conversation. Fibroids are one the many female health issues that have gone underfunded and under- researched. I look forwards to sharing more about fibroids and in the near future and how our understanding of fibroids may change. I will continue to shed light on topical female health issues.


I'm Dr. Rahman, board certified OBGYN - I focus on Black women's health - for the benefit of all women.

It's an awkward question, but it needs to be asked?

Black Maternal Health Week: Aptril 11-17, 2026

In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahmanm gets"real" with Black Women regarding expectations and answers to questions about fibroids.

In this episode of Black Women’s Health podcast, Dr Rahman talks about the drug, Ulipristal. With this drug, it felt like we might have something different.- Not just another way to manage symptoms.- Not just another pathway to surgery.But a way to: - treat women earlier- reduce the need for surgery- give women more options. Hear the story.

In this episode of Black Woman’s Health, Dr. Rahman shines the light on the plight of women experiencing symptomatic fibroids and talks directly to her- asking for her involvement to help to lead to change.


You are not alone. Share your experience: Fibroid Survey

Mr. Javant Benton took control of his health - early and intentionally.


So why are women with fibroids so often told to wait?


In this episode of Black Women's Health podcast, Dr, Rahman explores what this transformation reveals about how we approach women's health and whether there's room to think differently.

In this episode of ⁠Black Women's Health Podcast⁠, Dr Rahman talks about an almost medical breakthrough for women with fibroid tumor and what it means for women today.




Share your fibroid experience: Fibroids2026

In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman discusses how this disclosure raises interesting questions such as what environment allowed them to form.


Irregardless, if you have fibroids - know that you are not alone. Share your fibroid experience: Fibroids2026

Women with fibroids and anemia how that the real challenge isn't the holiday events but the challenge of trying function, trying to prepare, trying to enjoy the holidays with little to no energy.


Let's break the silence of women suffering with fibroids.

In this episode of Black Women's Health, Dr Rahman continues her discussion regarding fibroids, how rssearch is lagging and what Black women can do.

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In this episode of Black Women's Health, Dr. Rahman talks about the presence of uterine fibroids while pregnant. Pregnant with Fibroids and Scared taps into the exact fear, isolation and uncertainty pregnant women actually feel - especially Black women, who often feel dismissed in clinical spaces.Sadly high quality data/research on the relationship between fibroids and pregnancy outcome is limited.Fibroids are incredibly common in Black women. And we have the highest prevalence of fibroids durin...

In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman talks about uterine fibroids which are incredibly common, incredibly disruptive and incredibly ignored. Fibroids affect up to 80% of Black women by the age of 50 yr. Often treatment focuses on surgery. But there is a whole area of research - quiet, underfunded, promising- that rarely gets translated to clinical care: vitamin D.* Black women are more likely to be vitamin D deficient*Low vitamin D is linked to a higher risk of developing ...

Another perennial.. Another favorite..In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman talks with Ms. Beverly who grow up in North Philadelphia eating and loving pork. She learned about food choices from Dick Gregory. She learned from and was personal friends with Dr. Sebi. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to change the way we eat - not from guilt, not from shame, but from awakeningWhether you're vegan-curious, tired of feeling slluggish or simpley trying to eat bet...

In this episode of Black Woman's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman confesses.The experience became a gift - a lesson in accountability, humility and extending grace especially in a season when everyone is carrying more than they show.

In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman discusses the small but increasing interest in home births. For Black Women this is often a choice made to avoid the inherent racism encountered within our healthcare system. Dr. Rahman is sadden to see the amount of public attention that is being given to menopause compared to the relative lack of attention given to Black maternal mortality.For those pregnant women contemplating a home birth irrespective of their reason and particularl...

In this episode of Black Women's Health, Dr. Rahman will discuss why we need more research, not more menopause products,

Currently;Pharma tells women : "Here's a prescription solution."Wellness tells women: "Here's a supplement solution"'Food Industry: "Here's a menopause bar with collagen and adaptogens for $29.99."

The question:

- If symptoms are due to declining estrogen levels, why womens' symptoms present so differently.

The problem :- For the global billion dollar menopause market, it ...

We come to the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman highlights Clairity, the first FDA authorized AI platform for predicting a woman's five year future risk of developing breast cancer. She explains why 1) this is a potential benefit for women at risk for triple negative breast cancer and 2) how this could help to personalize care for all women specific her relative risk of developing breast cancer.

Black consumers drive over $1.7 trillion in annual spending . In this episode of Black Women's Health, Dr Rahman pulls back the curtain on how brands, media and even health campaings target the Black consumer- and why awareness is power.

In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr Rahman talks about the who, how, what, where and why vitamins with Blackgirl Vitamins. A Perennial favorite ..

Even privilege can't guarantee success in women's health innovation. In this episode of Black Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Rahman , board certified OB/GYN looks at why so many women's health startups fail - even when backed by money, influence and access.Inspired by Veronica Adamson"s STAT news article, "Why Promising Women's Health Companies Die So Often", this episodes looks at poor reimbursement models, regulatory roadblocks and a healthcare system that continues to undervalue women's bodies a...