women’s health

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Merck is probed by Spain’s antitrust regulator for allegedly delaying competition for a contraceptive

Health Sharon Begley

Calling for federal action, watchdog says there’s no evidence dietary supplements for infertility help women get pregnant

Health Elizabeth Preston

Ignored, threatened, berated: After difficult childbirth experiences, new parents seek healing by speaking up

Health Associated Press

Three sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in U.S.

Pharma Matthew Herper and Damian Garde

STAT Plus: AstraZeneca and GSK drugs reduce risk of ovarian cancer returning, studies find

Biotech Kate Sheridan

STAT Plus: The next frontier for the microbiome: vaginal fluid transplants that take aim at a common condition

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: FDA rebukes Sprout over a statement claiming warning on its female libido pill was removed

Health Tech Rebecca Robbins

STAT Plus: Apple launching studies testing whether Apple Watch can monitor hearing, mobility, and women’s health

Health Megan Thielking

Hormone therapy during menopause raises breast cancer risk for years, study finds

Health Shraddha Chakradhar

To mitigate the effects of climate change, one researcher calls for a ‘contraception revolution’

Biotech Megan Thielking

STAT Plus: This company wants to make a once-a-month option for birth control pills

Health Lauren Joseph

Study: 2% of women have ‘persistent’ opioid use after childbirth

Health Associated Press

Allergan recalls textured breast implant tied to rare cancer

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharma contributions to politicians who support restricting abortions could reverberate

Biotech Damian Garde

STAT Plus: Myovant’s uterine fibroid drug meets goals in trial, setting up competition with AbbVie

Health Tech Megan Thielking

STAT Plus: As pregnancy tech proliferates, women and their doctors wade through what’s helpful — and what’s a headache

Health Associated Press

New clues on why women’s Alzheimer’s risk differs from men’s

First Opinion Laurie Zephyrin

Pregnancy-related deaths reflect how implicit bias harms women. We need to fix that

First Opinion Eric Dy

Trustworthy data from consumer health devices can help solve stubborn health care challenges

Health Shraddha Chakradhar

A Q&A with Leana Wen: Planned Parenthood’s president on Roe v. Wade, Title X, and 2020 candidates

Health Tech Kate Sheridan

STAT Plus: This period-tracking app company is trying to help scientists study the effects of weather, seasons, and exercise on fertility

Health Megan Thielking

How Europe is building a sweeping system to study medication safety in pregnant and lactating women

Health Damian Garde

Is sexual desire a medical issue? An experimental drug for women revives an intense debate

Health Associated Press

Marijuana use doubles in U.S. pregnant women to 1 in 14

First Opinion Sonja A. Rasmussen and Denise J. Jamieson

Ebola vaccine for pregnant women: one step closer but still more to go

Health Associated Press

Sleeping with the TV on may make you gain weight

Health Tech Rebecca Robbins

STAT Plus: Updated Apple Watch will track your menstrual period and aim to protect your hearing

Health Associated Press

Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancer

Health Megan Thielking

FDA takes new steps to bolster research on pregnant and lactating women