Health

In a terrible blow to reproductive care access and bodily autonomy for all Americans, the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the right to abortion outlined in the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade…

Meditation and mindfulness offer an abundance of health benefits such as stress and pain reduction as well as depression treatments.

“Our findings indicate that expanding Medicaid coverage led to improved postpartum health for low-income birthing people.”…

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An analysis of stroke deaths in the United States from 1975 to 2019 finds both a dramatic decline and the potential for an important resurgence. Stroke mortality (per 100,0000) plummeted…

Social isolation is a substantial risk factor for dementia, new research suggests. But tech could help older adults connect with others.

Over half (58%) of all women in U.S. prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are incarcerated awaiting trial simply because they can’t afford bail. Most…

Less than half of all mothers globally breastfeed their newborns within an hour of birth, despite international recommendations to do so. Officials are looking at how to draw attention to this issu…

The FDA’s allowance for pharmacies to dispense mifepristone will broaden access to the two-pill mifepristone-misoprostol regimen of medication abortion, which is 95% to 98% effective.

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Women in Sub-Saharan Africa who experience recent intimate partner violence are three times more likely to contract HIV, research finds.

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The ratio of students to counselors has reached its lowest point in over 30 years, spurred both by an influx of new counselors and a nationwide decline in student enrollment.

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Americans need better access to contraception. In countries where birth control is cheap or free and more easily available to more people, there are much lower rates of unintended pregnancy,…