June 15, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule. ACOG’s 2026 Maternal Immunization Schedule differs most significantly from the CDC’s current schedule by including recommendations for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccines. Those vaccines have been dropped from the … Read More
June 12, 2026
(NYT) – Many Texans may think both that the state’s abortion ban is too harsh and that the Democrats’ alternative is also extreme. Texas Democrats’ failure to calibrate on abortion serves as a microcosm for what’s happened to abortion politics … Read More
June 10, 2026
June 9, 2026
(Vox) – Humanity may be scrolling its way out of existence. Across the globe, fertility rates are plummeting. In 2023, the average number of births per woman worldwide fell beneath 2.1 — the minimum level necessary for averting population decline … Read More
June 9, 2026
(NYT) – Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists. Scientists at Columbia University have edited the DNA of early human embryos with unprecedented accuracy, an … Read More
June 5, 2026
(NYT) – Mr. Epstein said that if he died, his sperm should be left in the control of his estate. Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019, but his genetic material may live on. Emails and records in the Epstein files released … Read More
June 3, 2026
(Derek Thompson Substack) – I always like to begin my analysis of the subject here: Any complete and responsible explanation of this phenomenon cannot begin in the 21st century and should never pretend that this is some tragedy brought about … Read More
June 2, 2026
(The Free Press) – The 33-year-old patient who comes to me in tears is the one the gynecologist never properly educated because the insurance codes wouldn’t pay for it. The annual visit for healthy women in their 20s and 30s … Read More
June 2, 2026
(The Guardian) – The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-husband was jailed for doing Tie and … Read More
June 1, 2026
(New Scientist) – Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia The very first days of pregnancy have long been an enigma. Scientists are unable … Read More
May 29, 2026
(NYT) – I am a physician who runs her state’s health agency. I had good insurance, paid leave and a fluency with institutions most new mothers should never need. What I did not have was a single provider who could … Read More
May 28, 2026
(Gizmodo) – Human reproduction beyond Earth is no longer reserved for science fiction. China launched embryo-like structures made from living human stem cells to its Tiangong space station for a first-of-its-kind experiment. The artificial embryos flew on board the Tianzhou-10 … Read More
May 26, 2026
(NPR) – When abortion restrictions are in the news, as they have been for several weeks, research shows that many Americans take that as a signal to stock up on abortion medications even if they’re not pregnant. Now, for the … Read More
May 21, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Such centers are known as crisis pregnancy centers or pregnancy resource centers. They offer limited resources and medical services to pregnant women and aim to dissuade them from having abortions. Healthcare groups including the American College … Read More
May 15, 2026
(NPR) – The Supreme Court decided to keep the status quo in place for medication abortion access Thursday. The high court’s order means the abortion pill mifepristone will remain available via telehealth as a case brought by Louisiana against the … Read More
May 12, 2026
(AP) – “It’s too morally problematic,” Gordon thought. “I don’t know where you draw the line.” In 2018, his wife pushed him to change how he practiced. They both believed in the sanctity of embryos as part of their Christian … Read More
May 11, 2026
(Daily Mail) – There’s nothing quite as contagious as a yawn – and it turns out even babies in the womb aren’t immune. Experts have discovered foetuses ‘catch’ yawns from their mothers and have been seen slowly opening and closing … Read More
May 8, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Tech advances not only made IVF safer and more effective; they fundamentally changed the way we think about our reproduction. In recent years, we’ve had reports of babies born with DNA from three people, babies born … Read More
May 8, 2026
(NYT) – This is not simply a matter of affordability, the buzzword so often invoked to explain why people are choosing to have smaller families. Government support for parents can help, but overall, people are having fewer children both in … Read More
May 7, 2026
(WSJ) – The ubiquity of abortion pills during the second Trump administration has frustrated antiabortion advocates The antiabortion lobby expected to be more triumphant by now: A conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republicans control both chambers of Congress, … Read More
May 7, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Automation, AI, and screening technologies are already transforming reproductive medicine. Reproduction is complex, and there’s a lot that embryologists and gynecologists still don’t know and can’t control. They don’t know why many healthy-looking embryos don’t “stick” … Read More
May 6, 2026
(WSJ) – The Fifth Circuit’s order has a sound basis. Mifepristone—not to be confused with the Plan B morning-after pill, which is available over the counter—poses clinical risks and is a potential tool of coercion and abuse. Its distribution without … Read More
May 5, 2026
(NYT) – A lower-court ruling had reinstated a Food and Drug Administration requirement that patients visit a health care provider in person to obtain mifepristone. The Supreme Court on Monday restored nationwide access to a widely used abortion medication in … Read More
May 1, 2026
(Women’s Health) – Women with [hyperemesis gravidarum] are often treated with the same drugs used for morning sickness, like Zofran, Diclegis, and Compazine, but for many, these drugs don’t put a meaningful dent in their symptoms. (I tried every medication … Read More
April 23, 2026
(Wired) – Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into “normal, mature” sperm. A startup out of Utah, Paterna Biosciences, says it has successfully grown functional human sperm in a lab … Read More
