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Readers had many questions about my column this week urging caution on purchasing knock-off versions of popular weight-loss drugs. Here are some answers. (Leana S. Wen, 10/26)

It comes as little surprise that Mike DeWine opposes Issue 1, the proposed state constitutional amendment to secure reproductive rights in Ohio, or that he joined his wife, Fran, in an ad amplifying his opposition. The governor long has been an abortion opponent. He is popular. No doubt, the thinking is, he could help to defeat the proposal at the polls. ... Yet, in his ad, the governor strays far from belief, policy and principle. He joins in the deceitfulness of opponents. He fans their misleading claims. It is not an attractive profile, no matter how much the pair seeks to soothe. (Michael Douglas, 10/27)

Opponents claim the proposed abortion and reproductive rights constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot is too extreme and will slam the door on compromise. The trouble with that argument is that those same opponents – among them Ohio Right to Life, Center for Christian Virtue and a host of anti-abortion politicians that include Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine – were behind one of the most extreme abortion bans in the nation. (10/26)

In the face of broad bipartisan support for Issue 1 and its protection of reproductive freedom, abortion opponents have desperately sought to portray it as “too extreme.” These efforts are based on outright misrepresentations about the current state of Ohio law and about what Issue One would accomplish if passed. (Professor Daniel T. Kobil, 10/27)

As many doctors are starting to realize, they are not passive agents in a racist society and health care system: their actions (and inactions) contribute to racial health disparities. And their biases show up on medical charts. (Ashley Andreou, 10/26)

When I became an ambassador three years ago for Cincinnati Men Wear Pink, a group of guys assembled by the American Cancer Society to raise money and awareness, I focused on the fundraising part – and for good reason. Research funded by the American Cancer Society and other groups has led to improved treatments and outcomes. Since 1990, the death rate of those diagnosed with breast cancer has dropped from 34 per 100,000 to less than 20 today. (Beryl Love, 10/26)

As hospitals focus more on whole person care, population health, and preventive care to keep people healthy and out of the hospital, more services are being offered by hospitals in community settings that increase convenience and access for patients. (Paul Kidwell, 10/26)

History was made this month as more than 75,000 workers staged the largest health care strike to ever take place in the United States. The Kaiser strike is over, for now, but there is no clear resolution in place, and other strikes are still under way or on the horizon. (Rebecca Love, 10/26)