First Opinion Divya Dethier, Megan L. Evans and Erin Tracy Bradley Medicaid needs to change its archaic rules for women seeking permanent contraception
Health Sharon Begley From assisted hatching to embryo glue, most IVF ‘add-ons’ rest on shaky science, studies find
First Opinion Amy Compton-Phillips 5 things hospitals can do today to keep women from dying during childbirth
Health Megan Thielking ‘I wanted to trust my body’: Against doctors’ recommendations, some pregnant women refuse ultrasounds
Pharmalot Ed Silverman STAT Plus: FDA and Covis release dueling documents over the fate of a controversial drug for premature births
First Opinion Vineeta Gupta and Philippa Whitford Investing in women, children, and nutrition is not optional. The world’s future depends on it
First Opinion Tanika Gray Valbrun Uterine fibroids affect millions of women. Why has this condition been overlooked for decades?
Biotech Kate Sheridan STAT Plus: Flagship-backed fertility company Ohana Biosciences shutters, lays off most employees
First Opinion Laura E. Riley and Brenna L. Hughes Pregnant and lactating women should not be excluded from Covid-19 drug, vaccine trials
First Opinion Ushma D. Upadhyay The FDA approved the abortion pill 20 years ago. It’s time to make it available via telehealth
First Opinion Alexander Borsa, Joseph Bruch and Sarah S. Richardson When private equity firms invest in women’s health clinics, who benefits?
Health Alice Proujansky Pregnancy poses challenges for people in recovery from substance use disorder. Covid-19 is taxing their support system
First Opinion Eva Luo, Toni Golen and Alexa B. Kimball Rising to the challenge of screening for intimate partner violence during Covid-19
Biotech Elizabeth Cooney STAT Plus: Myovant endometriosis drug meets its goal in a second late-stage trial, company says
First Opinion Saralyn Mark Account for gender/sex to make personal protective equipment safer for women
In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney Females are still routinely left out of biomedical research — and ignored in analyses of data
First Opinion Emma McKim Mitchell All women should have access to the at-home test that can provide early detection of cervical cancer
Health Megan Thielking STAT Plus: How to rebrand a research study? For one project, Instagram influencers and a dash of wit go a long way
First Opinion Adam Wolfberg It will take a village to solve the epidemic of maternal deaths in the U.S.
Business Matthew Herper Merck to spin off new $6.5 billion firm focused on women’s health, older drugs
Biotech Kate Sheridan STAT Plus: ‘The gurus of sperm’: Ohana Biosciences is taking a different approach to fertility
Health Megan Thielking As more states legalize marijuana, pregnant women and their doctors grapple with how to talk about it
Health Matthew Herper STAT Plus: Breast cancer drug picked up by AstraZeneca shrinks tumors in majority of women with common tumor