What: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation to give women 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal visits, aiming to expand care to low-income communities where employees might have to skip a paycheck to get to the doctor.
Why it matters: The maternal and infant mortality rate in the United States is worse than in other wealthy countries, and has been growing in recent years. Getting care before a baby is born is one effort to reduce that.
Source: ABC
What: The New York Times combs through VP Kamala Harris’ record on abortion from her days as a prosecutor, finding an “unwavering conviction” that women
Tampons and pads can be a luxury item for the lowest income Americans.
Researchers found postpartum depression more than doubled, going from 9% in 2010 to 19% in 2021.
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
Kidney disease in women has nearly tripled in the past 30 years, with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure as some of the leading causes.
The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.
Reproductive rights groups are not ready to embrace compromises on abortion, IVF, and birth control access, arguing that they could harm access to reproductive care.
An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.
Skincare brand Drunk Elephant has recalled some products due to contamination concerns, after ingredients were mixed up in several items.
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
Breaking down cravings during menstrual cycles, and how some small studies have shown the foods we crave may be driven more by culture than by biology.
While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.
A federal judge struck down Wyoming’s abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional and granting access to abortion in the state.
Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid–the country’s massive health insurance programs for the elderly and lower-income adults and children.