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Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

Policy Change in Post-Birth Care Has Greater Impact on U.S. Female Sterilization Rates Than Civil Rights Activism

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Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men

Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce

Transgender youth and their families struggle to find gender-affirming care – even in states where it’s still legal

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail - but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine

Flavored vapes led to a major shake-up at the FDA – 3 health policy analysts explain the science behind the controversial products

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now

From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system

Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection

People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts

Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here’s what you need to know

You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice?

Trump’s new ‘Coalie’ mascot and myth of ‘clean, beautiful coal’ have a long history in advertising

Sleep apnea compromises far more than a good night’s rest – 2 neuroscientists outline the risks and the need for better diagnosis

Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research

In rural Appalachia, abortion pill offers reproductive choice and privacy − but police may see a crime

Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding?

Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they’re useful only for researchers, not consumers

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease

Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling

Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers

How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness

HEPA air purifiers may boost brain power in adults over 40 – new research

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers

Ads for GLP-1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online

25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed covered

‘Bouncing back’ is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them

Tobacco is still one of the world’s top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans

What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do