January 26, 2026
(Wired) – More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a decade, and a remarkable coincidence. Decades earlier, the conditions that shaped this family’s life were … Read More
January 21, 2026
(ProPublica) – Each year, hundreds of thousands of women enter pregnancy with chronic conditions that put them at an elevated risk of long-term complications and, in some cases, death.For those who live in states that have banned abortion, their options … Read More
January 20, 2026
(New York Times) – Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder. The stakes in the postpartum decision are especially … Read More
January 16, 2026
(NPR) – The cancer screening, education and treatment were led by a hospice — an institution traditionally limited to easing the pain of the dying. The team at Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja in Uganda had long wanted to do … Read More
January 15, 2026
(Axios) – Prosecutors in states with abortion bans are increasingly charging mostly low-income women with pregnancy-related crimes, in a test of whether fetuses and embryos have the same rights as children. Why it matters: The cases further complicate the post-Roe … Read More
January 13, 2026
(WAVY) – Although the average person might consider unauthorized procedures involving sterilization and unnecessary induced labor, as well as false diagnoses of cancer, to be “malpractice,” that is not the basis of a recent lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center … Read More
January 12, 2026
(Wired) – In a review of 500 Grok images generated between January 6 and January 9, WIRED found that around 5 percent of the output featured an image of a woman who was, as the result of prompts from users, … Read More
January 6, 2026
(Wired) – Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public. Elon Musk hasn’t stopped Grok, the … Read More
December 30, 2025
(New York Times) – More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct. More than 500 women sued a Virginia health system and its senior executives on … Read More
December 17, 2025
(New York Times) – More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception. Female sterilization, medically called tubal ligation or salpingectomy, entails removing, severing or blocking the fallopian tubes. It is a permanent and highly effective form of … Read More
December 16, 2025
(ITV News) – After decades of suffering alone, more women exposed to the controversial drug Stilbestrol are breaking their silence to speak out on what’s been described as one of the worst medical disasters in NHS history. ITV News has … Read More
December 15, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Videogame executive Xu Bo, said to have more than 100 children, and other elites build mega-families, testing citizenship laws and drawing on nannies, IVF and legal firms set up to help them Clerks working for family … Read More
November 28, 2025
(Plough) – It’s easy to see why Rizana’s situation was formative in my support for abortion and my decision to work professionally for abortion access. But after graduating from New York University and landing a job at an abortion clinic … Read More
November 26, 2025
(New York Times) – By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers. Danish researchers were examining the use of medications during and after pregnancy when they noticed a clear trend: The number of women … Read More
November 26, 2025
(UPI) – Women who stop taking a GLP-1 weight loss/diabetes medication just prior to a pregnancy appear to be at higher odds for excess weight gain and complications while pregnant, new research shows. As the study authors pointed out, potential … Read More
November 26, 2025
(ProPublica) – Walker’s death is one of multiple cases ProPublica is investigating in which women with underlying health conditions died after they were unable to end their pregnancies. Walker had known that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she had … Read More
November 25, 2025
(Slate) – Egg, sperm, and embryo donation allow women like me to give birth in our late 40s—and beyond. Not everyone is so sure we should. While there are huge upsides to parenting when you’ve (mostly) found your financial footing … Read More
November 21, 2025
(NBC News) – Researchers at Northwestern Medicine found that 65% of their lung cancer patients weren’t eligible for screening. They were more likely to be female, Asian American or nonsmokers. The current guidelines, from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, … Read More
November 18, 2025
(KFF Health News) – As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media age. The massive study, which was … Read More
November 11, 2025
(New York Times) – Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod. Ms. Brous, 38, who lives in Hico, Texas, was one of dozens of women who converged … Read More
November 11, 2025
(Nature) – On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration announced its intention to eliminate safety warnings for hormone replacement therapy creams, pills and patches used to treat the symptoms of menopause. The move, which the FDA called “a historic … Read More
November 10, 2025
(New York Times) – The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient. The Food and Drug Administration will remove the so-called black box … Read More
October 20, 2025
(WSJ) – Influencers tout the drugs, but many unsuspecting followers find the side effects take the fun out of life Many people have been helped by antidepressants, the most common of which are so-called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, … Read More
October 9, 2025
(The Guardian) – Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found. Claiming to be the largest genetic study … Read More
October 7, 2025
(CT) – It’s only a short leap to see that if men and women are interchangeable, if we are defined more by our late-modern capitalistic output than by our sexed bodies, our common human limitations, and our social relationships, then … Read More
