What: American support for abortion reached its highest level ever, with 63% of people saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew has been tracking opinions on abortion since 1995 and the number of people saying abortion should be legal has vacillated from 60% in 1995, to a low of 47% in 2009.
Why it matters: Approval has ticked up, point by point, since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.
Source: Pew Research Center
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.
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.
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
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.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
A deep dive on drinking and examining why people reacted far more swiftly to the news that smoking causes cancer than they have for alcohol—especially breast cancer.
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
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.
70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
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.
An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.
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.