Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill
She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage mo...
Inside the C.D.C., a Final ‘Love Letter’ Before Mass Layoffs
The agency’s injury center was among the departments that were largely gutted in Tuesday’s wave of dismissals. Read a staff member’s letter ...
Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood
The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider. ...
Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens
The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids use...
Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline. from NYT > Health https:/...
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of ...
Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns
Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmati...
Millions of Women Will Lose Access to Contraception as a Result of Trump Aid Cuts
The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support. from...
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health ...
Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin
Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread m...
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