America's biggest pharmacy chains announce abortion pill rollout

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAmerica's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal.The mo

Updated on: May 21,2024

America's biggest pharmacy chains announce abortion pill rollout

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAmerica's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal.The mo

Updated on:May 21,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on: February 18,2024

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on:February 18,2024

Policies fall short on expanding access to birth control

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainFederal and state policies to expand access to birth control have included increasing access to preventative and emergency hormonal co

Updated on: March 23,2024

Policies fall short on expanding access to birth control

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainFederal and state policies to expand access to birth control have included increasing access to preventative and emergency hormonal co

Updated on:March 23,2024

Fetal mortality rate 5.73 per 1,000 live births in 2021 in U.S.

by Elana Gotkine2021 saw a fetal mortality rate of 5.73 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births, which was essentially unchanged from 5.74 in 2020, according to the July 26National Vital Statistics R

Updated on: January 19,2024

Fetal mortality rate 5.73 per 1,000 live births in 2021 in U.S.

by Elana Gotkine2021 saw a fetal mortality rate of 5.73 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births, which was essentially unchanged from 5.74 in 2020, according to the July 26National Vital Statistics R

Updated on:January 19,2024

Birth control pill use is declining as women question mental health side effects

by Bethany Ao, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Sophia DuRose was 19, her primary physician prescribed her a birth control pill to help regulate her periods.But soon after DuRose

Updated on: April 29,2024

Birth control pill use is declining as women question mental health side effects

by Bethany Ao, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Sophia DuRose was 19, her primary physician prescribed her a birth control pill to help regulate her periods.But soon after DuRose

Updated on:April 29,2024

Study finds link between the migrant experience and birth outcomes in Australia

by University of Western AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageA study led by The University of Western Australia has found migrant women who have spent a longer and more culturally immersive time i

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study finds link between the migrant experience and birth outcomes in Australia

by University of Western AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageA study led by The University of Western Australia has found migrant women who have spent a longer and more culturally immersive time i

Updated on:May 27,2024

Air pollution exposure during pregnancy has long-term impact on children's health, development

by Kelly Tucker,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParticulate matter (PM) is a major component of air pollution that is increasingly associated with long-term consequences

Updated on: April 16,2024

Air pollution exposure during pregnancy has long-term impact on children's health, development

by Kelly Tucker,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParticulate matter (PM) is a major component of air pollution that is increasingly associated with long-term consequences

Updated on:April 16,2024

Report: 2020 to 2021 saw rise in total number, rate, ratio of abortions

by Elana GotkineFrom 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease

Updated on: January 16,2024

Report: 2020 to 2021 saw rise in total number, rate, ratio of abortions

by Elana GotkineFrom 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease

Updated on:January 16,2024

Vienna drugstores offer free period products for women in need

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAustria's capital Vienna on Wednesday rolled out a program to combat "period poverty" with drugstores offering free sanitary products to disadvantaged wo

Updated on: January 16,2024

Vienna drugstores offer free period products for women in need

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAustria's capital Vienna on Wednesday rolled out a program to combat "period poverty" with drugstores offering free sanitary products to disadvantaged wo

Updated on:January 16,2024

Does coffee help protect against endometrial cancer?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigher coffee consumption is linked with a lower risk of endometrial cancer, a type of cancer that begins in the lining of uterus, according to an analysi

Updated on: March 09,2024

Does coffee help protect against endometrial cancer?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHigher coffee consumption is linked with a lower risk of endometrial cancer, a type of cancer that begins in the lining of uterus, according to an analysi

Updated on:March 09,2024