UK abolishes ‘sexist’ tax on women’s sanitary products
The move to eliminate sales taxes on women's sanitary products was widely praised by women's rights advocates as well as proponents of the country's departure from the European Union.
In the middle of a pandemic, ‘babies come in the same way they always have’
As much of the rest of the country moved to isolate themselves and stay at home, these midwives checked in to work -- birth does not halt for pandemics.
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15 percent of Americans have migraine disease. Why aren’t there better treatment options?
Migraine disease affects 47 million Americans -- 75 percent of whom are women. Although headache is one symptom, attacks can include visual disturbances, nausea, extreme light and sound sensitivity, brain fog and debilitating pain. Stigma and gender stereotypes may complicate…
Study retracted: How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants
New research finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Living within 1 kilometer of…
Instagram influencers and companies are selling cosmetic products for vulvas and "wellness" products for vaginas, which could put people at risk for infection and bacterial vaginosis.
What started as an innocent look into the trend of people consuming placentas uncovered a heated academic debate over whether the placenta has a microbiome.
A growing number of states are exempting menstrual products from tax. Advocates for period equity argue taxing these supplies is unfair because periods are a necessity, not a choice. And some schools and universities are now opting to provide these…
Calling the exam requirement "disrespectful and dehumanizing," a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman confirmed that the St. Louis clinic no longer performs it during a consultation at least 72 hours before an abortion. Doctors do perform a pelvic exam at the time…
At the U.S. Supreme Court, statehouses and other sites across the nation, abortion rights supporters held rallies Tuesday in opposition to the wave of sweeping abortion bans being enacted this year in Midwestern and Southern states.
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