The U.S. has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates among developed countries. Researchers from North Carolina to the West Coast are working with parents like Vu-An Foster to understand why...
A spike in diabetes during pregnancy, worsened by the pandemic, raises the risk of chronic diabetes, heart disease and birth complications
A scientist who has been developing male birth control since the 1970s says safe, reversible and affordable options are possible
Two research teams grew synthetic embryos using stem cells for long enough to see some organs develop
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has put medical providers in the tough position of deciding when emergency abortions and other lifesaving procedures are necessary...
A law would make it illegal to share abortion information on the Internet and raises serious concerns about freedom of speech nationwide
The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means that prenatal advice to patients can suffer and that counselors can face lawsuits and criminal charges
States that protect abortion rights tend to have more comprehensive sex ed policies
Tear gas is widely used by law enforcement, even though it may cause spontaneous abortion
The risks associated with hormonal contraception are lower than the risk of pregnancy itself and comparable to those of other over-the-counter drugs
Drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol end a pregnancy, whereas the “morning-after pill” works by preventing one
With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training...
States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder
With reproductive rights being dismantled, social media companies need to stop propagating lies
As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them
The researcher who led the Turnaway Study explains how being denied an abortion had lasting negative effects on those who were forced to carry their pregnancies to term and on their children...
As states move to limit access to abortion, some are taking aim at the popular form of emergency contraception
Restricting access to and prohibiting abortion in the U.S. will only increase maternal mortality in the nation that already ranks shockingly low in maternal health
Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down the precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data.
Diseases such as endometriosis would have a cure if we could talk about them and study them without shame
