Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy – and most women don’t even know it
If there’s one thing doctors agree on, it’s that all of their pregnant patients should take prenatal supplements. As a…
Women’s Health
Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO UPHOLD ACCESS to mifepristone, ONE OF…
Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information…
Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse
More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal…
Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects – but the US doesn’t screen for it during pregnancy
“In countries that perform prenatal screening for toxoplasmosis, the severity of congenital toxoplasmosis is far less than what is routinely observed in the U.S.”