Senate IVF bill fails again as Democrats pressure GOP on reproductive health
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed again Tuesday to advance legislation that would protect access to…
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STAT+: Democrats keep IVF in the spotlight with another Senate vote
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Trump struggles to find an abortion answer
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump is still struggling to land on an abortion answer that…
Opinion: How much does it cost to give birth in the U.S.?
What does it cost to have a baby in the United States? This question has…
Birth control vending machines, seasonal shots, and the “Snoo”
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Birth control has become harder to get. New York has some creative solutions
A typical vending machine on a university campus might offer students the usual range of…
Monica from ‘Friends’, RFK Jr., and how many ‘r’s are in ‘strawberry’
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Los Angeles County: the epicenter of urban maternity ward closings
LOS ANGELES — Simone DeRoche, expecting her fourth child in December, had her birth plan…
Opinion: Conversations about improving prenatal care must include transgender and gender diverse birthing people
I dreamed of having children from a young age — so much so that I…
Our investigation of UnitedHealth, explainer on Oropouche and news on maternal health
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There’s a knowledge gap about miscarriages in the U.S., and researchers hope to close it
Megan Hanson was eight weeks pregnant in 2019 when she experienced a miscarriage — her…
5 health issues to watch for at the Democratic National Convention
WASHINGTON — Democrats have set the stage for a convention this week packed with boasts…
More than 70 babies have been born from uterus transplants: ‘It’s a complete new world’
The first modern attempt at transferring a uterus from one human to another occurred at…
The politics of mifepristone in the 2024 election
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Opinion: Getting to ‘Plan B’ for psychedelic medicine: Lessons from reproductive health
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics’ application for MDMA (a…
Why Trump’s mifepristone comments were a gift to the Harris campaign
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump doesn’t want to talk much about abortion in his 2024 presidential…
Trump’s real health care agenda isn’t in Project 2025 — it’s in his own words
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has made it abundantly clear that nobody else speaks for…
Dating app Grindr hires Tom Daschle’s firm to lobby on HIV prevention, IVF
WASHINGTON — LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is tapping into the Washington lobbying world amid legislative…
Morning Rounds: Three new bird flu cases in humans brings total to 13 in U.S.
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Opinion: OB-GYN board certification shouldn’t require traveling to Texas, a state hostile to abortion and abortion providers
Taking the oral examination is the final step in becoming a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist…
Addressing the “postpartum cliff” may be as simple as a sending few text messages
Most pregnant people are in regular touch with their maternity care providers over the course…
Vertex sues U.S. government over access to fertility support services for Casgevy patients
One of the makers of the Casgevy — the world’s first CRISPR-based medicine — filed a lawsuit…
Opinion: Unsettling truths about maternal mortality in the U.S.
Grave warnings of a crisis in maternal deaths are being slightly eroded by articles suggesting…
Biden’s Supreme Court abortion wins could be short lived
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this month handed President Biden a pair of wins on…
Supreme Court kicks Idaho emergency abortion ban back to lower court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday released an opinion allowing emergency abortions in Idaho but…
Opinion: Listen: Rep. Diana DeGette on why reproductive freedom must be protected
It has been two years since the Supreme Court made the historic decision to overturn…
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
Since Texas’s ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by…
Opinion: Two years since Dobbs, reproductive freedom must be protected from assault
It’s been two years since America’s highest court removed a constitutional right — for the…
Screen early in pregnancy for gestational diabetes, new Lancet series urges
Gestational diabetes affects one in seven expecting women globally and rates of this troubling condition…
This federal rule didn’t stop coercive sterilization — but it blocked contraceptive access. Can it be fixed?
Sonya Borrero didn’t learn about forced sterilization in medical school. She learned about it from…
J.P. Morgan has officially jumped into early stage biotech investing
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Biopharma execs cheer Supreme Court for upholding FDA authority in abortion pill case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected an effort by anti-abortion doctors to bar the mailing…
With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy
Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was…
Melinda French Gates, going solo, aims to influence reproductive rights in the U.S.
Last week, Melinda French Gates officially left the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a…
Federal officials and physician groups express outrage over revelations of recent coercive sterilizations
Federal officials, medical organizations, and reproductive health advocacy groups have expressed outrage in response to…
Senators tussle over abortion policy against the backdrop of a presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, U.S. senators on…
Opinion: Mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder shouldn’t also have to fight child protective services
Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to…
The new menstruation: Girls are getting their periods earlier and less regularly
Menstruation is a critical indicator of health. Whether and when someone with a uterus gets…
Opinion: The uphill battle to provide noninvasive treatment for fibroids
If an effective treatment is available for one common disease in men, and that same…
Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S.
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense, posing more of a health risk…
The doctor would treat her sickle cell pain crisis — if she promised not to get an abortion
Here are some things A. was told when she arrived at the hospital one night…
Louisiana legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
BATON ROUGE — Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances…
Listen: More tumult at BIO & coercive care for sickle cell patients
How does a drug industry lobbying group move forward after years of upheaval, including having…
‘Coercive Care’ investigation reveals how doctors have pressured sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations
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How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations
BATON ROUGE, La. — The surgery was supposed to alleviate worry, but now, years later,…
Black women founders offer health tech solutions to combat Black maternal mortality
When Black people receive maternal care, they are often not treated the same as white…
U.S. maternal mortality rate dips, but will the trend continue?
After years on the rise, the U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased in 2022, new government…
Opinion: Protect the health of pregnant people and their children by including them in research
Imagine having to make this decision: Your health care provider recommends that you take a…
Hospitals largely keep quiet on maternal care since Dobbs, STAT survey finds
The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has transformed not just abortion access…
STAT+: How a scientific slip-up caused a pregnant woman to get an untested treatment for preterm birth
Makena, once the only available treatment to prevent preterm birth, has had its share of…