On Friday, March 17, 2023, Governor Mark Gordon signed an act prohibiting medication abortions in Wyoming. While Wyoming is already a red state with only one clinic providing abortions, this further...
On February 24, 2023, 12 states filed a lawsuit against the FDA to ease restrictions enforced for mifepristone, one of two pills required for a medication abortion. This lawsuit addresses concerns that...
A preclinical study in Nature Communication identifies compounds that may help develop non-hormonal male contraceptives. The study — led by NIH researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine — used...
To sustain the right to an abortion and other forms of reproductive care, democrat Governors from 20 states are pledging to create a nationwide ‘abortion firewall’ in the form of the...
The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued a draft recommendation —open for public commentary until March 6, 2023 — for hypertensive disorders during...
In a concerning press release by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), the organization announced two cases of a novel strain of gonorrhea that has a reduced response to antibiotics....
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has proven to be a critical tool for those unable to conceive via biological mechanisms. However, considering the relatively new nature of these tools, little is...
A Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, legumes, fruits, and nuts but low in saturated fats and processed meats — has been linked to favorable outcomes across many patient populations,...
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade early in 2022, the year has become a landmark for expanding access and options for reproductive care, especially contraception. Shortly after this policy change,...
In a review and meta-analysis published in Human Reproductive Update, researchers analyzed the variations in average global sperm count between 1973 and 2018. According to the publication, in addition...
A study released by JAMA Tuesday found that drug overdose deaths of pregnant and recently pregnant people rose rapidly during the first year of the pandemic.
Researchers from Columbia...
Globally, approximately 273 million people have anemia, with women and children most likely to be afflicted. Roughly 38% of pregnant women and 43% of children are anemic. During pregnancy, anemia is...
The recent political climate surrounding access to reproductive health and reproductive rights has left many, including patients, providers, and public health experts, anxious about the state of...
As healthcare professionals, patients, and public health experts continue to navigate the reproductive healthcare space in a post-Dobbs world, many have run into challenges. The American Medical...
In a post-Roe world, healthcare professionals, public health experts, and industry leaders are looking to empower people to take charge of their reproductive health. With limited access to abortion...
Recently, the CDC shared investigational details chronicling a recent listeria outbreak. The outbreak, which has infected approximately 16 people across six states, began on April 17, 2022, with the...
On October 26, 2022, Walter A. Rocca, MD, MPH, and his colleagues published an article in JAMA Network Open on the association of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy with Parkinson’s disease...
On October 17, 2022, the NIH announced results from a study it funded that associated permanent straightening chemicals with a greater risk of uterine cancer. Based on these results and the surveyed...
Considering the growing popularity of assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), many researchers are looking to understand better the risks associated with these...
Methotrexate, originally developed as a chemotherapy agent, has been approved to treat leukemias, lymphomas, carcinomas, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, and severe psoriasis....
