women’s health

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

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 Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos

As the dark side of IVF slowly comes into focus, even more transparency is needed

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

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

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

Health Sharon Begley

Schizophrenia ‘risk genes’ are not so risky if the mother’s pregnancy was healthy

First Opinion Régine Sitruk-Ware

Getting contraceptives for men to the market will take pharma’s help

The Watchdogs Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Surgical device firm demands the retraction of a study paid for by its rival

Business Rebecca Robbins

These are the most — and least — friendly states for a new wave of buzzy telemedicine startups

Business Rebecca Robbins

A startup promised to make health care ‘refreshingly simple.’ Building the business has been anything but

Politics Megan Thielking

Justice for Jane Doe: A New York attorney becomes the face of a crucial abortion rights case

Politics Megan Thielking

Here’s what’s in the FDA plan to include pregnant women in clinical trials

Politics Associated Press

FDA puts restrictions on birth control implant but no recall

First Opinion Katherine McKenzie

Millions have been traumatized by female genital mutilation. The practice must end