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Pregnant Women Should Get Flu and Whooping Cough Shots, CDC Says
Millions of pregnant women in the United States are not getting two vital vaccines that protect not only their health, but their babies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
California Puts Abortion Pills in Public Universities
At a time when conservative states are sharply limiting abortion access, California signaled a new frontier in abortion-rights on Friday with the passage of legislation that would require all public universities in the state to provide medication abortion on campus.
Many Genes Influence Same-Sex Sexuality, Not a Single 'Gay Gene'
How do genes influence our sexuality preferences? The question has long been fraught with controversy.
Planned Parenthood Refuses Federal Funds Over Abortion Restriction
Planned Parenthood said Monday that it would withdraw from the federal family planning program that provides birth control and other health services to poor women rather than comply with a new Trump administration rule that forbids referrals to doctors who can perform abortions.
Planned Parenthood May Withdraw From Title X Funding
Planned Parenthood will announce Monday whether it will withdraw from Title X, the federal family planning program, rather than comply with a new Trump administration rule that restricts what health providers can say about abortion.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule on Abortion Referrals
A federal judge Thursday issued a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking a controversial Trump administration rule that would bar organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money.Stanford Clears Professor of Helping With Gene-Edited Babies Experiment
Stanford University has cleared Stephen Quake, a bioengineering professor, of any wrongdoing in his interactions with a Chinese researcher who roiled the scientific world by creating the first gene-edited babies.
Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor
PALO ALTO, Calif. — “Success!” read the subject line of the email. The text, in imperfect English, began: “Good News! The women is pregnant, the genome editing success!”FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression
The first drug for women suffering postpartum depression received federal approval on Tuesday, a move likely to pave the way for a wave of treatments to address a debilitating condition that is the most common complication of pregnancy.Flashing Lights and Sounds Improve Memory and Learning Skills in Mice
Could people’s eyes and ears help fix the damage Alzheimer’s disease does to the brain? Just by looking at flashing light and listening to flickering sound?
Flashing Lights and Sounds Improve Memory and Learning Skills in Mice
Could people’s eyes and ears help fix the damage Alzheimer’s disease does to the brain? Just by looking at flashing light and listening to flickering sound?
Rule Stops U.S. Funds for Clinics That Make Referrals for Abortions
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it will bar organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could strip millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood and direct it toward faith-based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration announced Friday that it will bar organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could strip millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood and direct it toward faith-based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it will bar organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could strip millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood and direct it toward faith-based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood and direct it toward religiously based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood and direct it toward religiously-based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood and direct it toward religiously based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood and direct it toward religiously-based, anti-abortion groups.Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money, a step that could cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood and direct it toward religiously-based, anti-abortion groups.Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here's How.
As many as 1 in 7 women experience depression during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. Now, for the first time, a national panel of health experts says there is a way to prevent it.
