Reproduction
New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do
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
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Vaccines
Kids’ Vaccines at Last and Challenges in Making New Drugs: COVID, Quickly, Episode 33
On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we discuss some parents breathing a collective sigh of relief and the paradox of how effective vaccines can make it harder to create new drugs to treat patients who get the coronavirus...
Climate Change
Deadly Heat Wave’s Lesson: ‘This Is the Future We All Face’
After last year’s heat crisis, Pacific Northwest emergency managers, doctors and even transit systems are using lessons learned to prepare for this summer
Reproduction
How Abortion Misinformation and Disinformation Spread Online
With reproductive rights being dismantled, social media companies need to stop propagating lies
Reproduction
Primary Care Providers Can Help Safeguard Abortion
As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them
Epidemiology
Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage, U.K. Officials Warn
The detected strain can sometimes cause severe disease in people who are not vaccinated against polio
Animals
Sequencing Cat Genomes Could Help Breed Healthier Kitties
A study of more than 11,000 felines reveals the benefits of genetic testing before breeding
Epidemiology
We Can’t Let Monkeypox Turn into a Repeat of COVID
Will governments apply lessons learned from COVID to this latest viral outbreak?
Pharmaceuticals
Birth Control Pills Are Safe and Simple: Why Do They Require a Prescription?
The risks associated with hormonal contraception are lower than the risk of pregnancy itself and comparable to those of other over-the-counter drugs
Pharmaceuticals
New COVID Drugs Face Delays as Trials Get Harder to Do
The success of vaccines has reduced the pool of people available for studies, among other factors
