What: Three political science professors surveyed over 1,300 Americans about pregnancy dating, and only a third understood that pregnancy is counted from the date of a woman’s last menstrual period—about two to three weeks before conception.
Why it matters: “Importantly, we find that those who support six-week abortion bans are significantly less likely than others to correctly understand the timing of pregnancy.”
Source: The Conversation
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.
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
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
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.
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.
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
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.
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.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
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
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.
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.
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.