Gynecology-related internet searches up following release of Barbie movie

The closing line of the movie “Barbie” (“I’m here to see my gynecologist”) may have spurred public interest in gynecology, according to a research letter published online July 25 in JAMA Network Open. Eva Senechal, from McGill University in Montreal, and colleagues examined whether public interest in gynecologic care was spurred following the movie Barbie. Analysis included weekly online search volumes in the year preceding and three months following July 21, 2023, for 34 queries related to understanding or seeking gynecologic care, women’s health care, or medical care more broadly. The researchers found that in the week following Barbie’s release, Read More