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Health Aug 05

Overwhelmed and stressed: Mothers open up about worrying decline in mental health

By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau, Layla Quran

Health Jul 26

UTERINE FIBROID SURGERY
Watch 5:39
Why uterine fibroid awareness is low despite affecting a large percentage of women

From unbearable pain to feeling no symptoms at all, women with uterine fibroids can have vastly different experiences. While these growths affect a large percentage of women, health advocates say they too often go undiscussed. Ali Rogin speaks with Sateria…

By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela, Satvi Sunkara

Nation Jun 04

Ascension Seton Williamson hospital Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Round Rock. Two Texas women filed separate federal complaint...
Texas hospital that sent woman home with nonviable pregnancy violated the law, federal inquiry finds

A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Health Feb 09

Woman receives an ultrasound at an abortion clinic in Texas
Watch 6:16
Endometriosis affects millions, but can take years to diagnose. Here’s what to know

Worldwide, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffer from a condition known as endometriosis. It’s an illness where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows in places it’s not supposed to be, and can lead to infertility, debilitating pain…

By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela, Zoie Lambert

Health Feb 05

Midsection of pregnant Black woman holding belly
Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's according to federal health data released Wednesday.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Jan 18

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How a decades-old study gave hormone therapy for menopause a bad reputation

By Isabella Jibilian, Rhode Island PBS

Menopause is a chapter in women’s lives that brings a myriad of sometimes debilitating medical issues that can last for more than a decade. It’s an area of medicine that for years has been overlooked and underfunded. Rhode Island PBS…

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Dec 31

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New mothers face barriers getting the mental health care so many need

By Ali Rogin, Mary Fecteau, Christine Romo, Connor Seitchik

Maternal mortality rates have soared in the U.S. to nearly three times those of other high-income countries. Over 20 percent of deaths among new mothers are from suicide and overdose. Researchers and service providers have made progress in addressing postpartum…

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Dec 15

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Why Americans are stockpiling abortion medication ahead of Trump’s second term

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

Since Trump’s reelection, many women and health care providers across the U.S. have been stockpiling supplies of abortion pills and emergency contraception. One of the largest suppliers of abortion medication reported a 17-fold increase in requests the first 24 hours…

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Dec 11

WATCH: Bidens deliver remarks at White House women’s health research conference

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women's health research initiative he launched last year at his wife's urging already has invested nearly $1 billion because having healthy women improves not only their well-being but…

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Nov 14

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After Roe, pregnant women face increased risk of criminal prosecution

By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran

In the first year after the Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion, 210 women faced charges for behavior related to pregnancy, abortion, pregnancy loss or birth. The decision emboldened prosecutors to develop aggressive strategies to charge and…

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