women’s health

First Opinion Megan Christofield

Could precision medicine help women choose the contraceptive that works best for them?

First Opinion Mary Alice Carter

Azar is empowering anti-fetal tissue research ideologues at the expense of science

Health Megan Thielking

STAT Plus: Research is scarce on medication use in pregnant women. Experts are urging the government to fix that

First Opinion Kelsey Priest and Caroline King

The NIH should follow the National Science Foundation’s lead on stopping gender violence in science

Health Andrew Joseph

Congenital syphilis cases surge to 20-year high as officials re-up calls for testing

First Opinion Koki Agarwal

Rethinking innovation in maternal and child health in Africa: five case studies

Health Kate Sheridan

STAT Plus: Will insurers have to cover the controversial contraception app Natural Cycles under Obamacare’s mandate?

Health Kate Sheridan

Swedish regulator finds no major issues with controversial contraception app

Business Rebecca Robbins

At this health care gathering, all the panelists and dealmakers are women

Health Kate Sheridan

Controversial contraception app approved in U.S. drawing scrutiny overseas

First Opinion Ruth R. Faden, Ruth A. Karron and Carleigh Krubiner

An ‘indefensible’ decision: not vaccinating pregnant and lactating women in an Ebola outbreak

First Opinion Eugene Declercq and Neel Shah

Maternal deaths represent the canary in the coal mine for women’s health

Health Megan Thielking

Pregnant women with severe nausea and vomiting are more likely to use marijuana, study suggests

First Opinion Mary-Ann Etiebet

State review boards can change the trajectory of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S.

Biotech Rebecca Robbins

STAT Plus: A women’s health startup tried to drum up interest for a much-needed drug. Many men didn’t get it

First Opinion Nancy M. Cappello

Dense breast tissue can complicate mammograms. Women need to know if they have it

Health Kate Sheridan

FDA clears controversial fertility app to prevent pregnancy

Health Megan Thielking

Inducing labor at 39 weeks is safe and linked to lower risk of C-section, study finds

Health Orly Nadell Farber

Women survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds

First Opinion Doris Browne

Trump administration’s proposed change to Title X endangers doctor-patient trust

First Opinion Halle Tecco

Gender inequality still plagues the health care industry. Women are fed up

Health Megan Thielking

FDA cracks down on ‘vaginal rejuvenation’ devices, citing potential for serious harm

First Opinion Jamille Fields and Stephanie Glover

We need another July 4 uprising to protect women’s health

First Opinion Dorothy Novick

FDA shouldn’t allow politics to hurt women suffering miscarriage

First Opinion Ashley Andreou

New Gardasil ad campaign gets it (mostly) right. It shouldn’t have taken a decade

First Opinion Amy M. Miller and Rebecca Nebel

Studying sex differences will improve health for women and men

Health Megan Thielking

STAT Plus: Pressure mounts on drug makers to move birth control over the counter

Health Associated Press

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

Health Elizabeth Cooney

STAT Plus: Allergan recalls birth-control pill packs with out-of-order placebos