All levels of government are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the race gap in the United States
September 04, 2024
Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities
September 04, 2024
How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis
August 22, 2024
The U.S. has one of the worst maternal mortality rates of any wealthy nation
August 22, 2024
A growing number of women say they’ve tried to end their pregnancies on their own by doing things like taking herbs, drinking alcohol or even hitting themselves in the belly, a new study suggests
July 30, 2024
At least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year
June 24, 2024
At least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year
June 24, 2024
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold
June 12, 2024
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection
April 18, 2024
New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication
March 19, 2024
U.S. regulators have approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease
December 08, 2023
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people
May 31, 2024
Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear
January 24, 2024
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population
October 18, 2023
A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more pronounced in states that ban abortion compared with other states
May 09, 2024
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion
May 04, 2024
New research suggests that brown rats crawled off ships earlier than previously thought and quickly out-competed rival black rats to take over North American cities
April 03, 2024
Women over 35 and those facing serious diseases like cancer, lupus and sickle cell are among the most likely to turn to IVF to build the families they desperately want
March 05, 2024
Scientists in the United Kingdom have created mini organs from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb
March 04, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law
February 21, 2024
New research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills just in case they need them
January 02, 2024
Obstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022
December 08, 2023
Obstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022
December 08, 2023
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion
May 04, 2024
Multiple people shot along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky, authorities say
Police say active shooter in Kentucky left numerous people shot
Musk says SpaceX to launch first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years
Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East Timor
Pope brings in a ton of humanitarian aid, toys to remote Papua New Guinea as he celebrates periphery
North Korean leader emphasises importance of strengthening naval power
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming
3 years in at Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman is again explaining a stunning loss
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minute