Women's Health

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A Kansas Physician on Post-Roe Abortion Care

An OB-GYN explains the realities of abortion care after Dobbs and how providers are handling the patient overflows

India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis

Further research and evidence-based guidelines could help reconcile the increasingly common endocrine disorder

Gender

A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza

An on-the-scene health worker explains how Gaza could lose a generation if pregnant women remain at risk

Environment

In Climate Fight, Focus on Women and Girls

Zimbabwe's Lunia Centre is tackling climate change's spillover effects on women and girls

Gender

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy

Gender

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Emergency Abortion Care

In Idaho v. United States, the stakes are high for health workers, pregnant patients, and abortion care

Gender

Post-Roe Era Tests Abortion Laws Worldwide

As abortion comes under fire in the United States, some countries have taken a stance toward expanding access

Gender

Menstrual Health Advocacy in Cameroon

Young women are crusading to expand access to menstrual health care and education in Cameroon

Gender

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Gender

Count Her In: The Road to Women's Economic Empowerment

Targeting gender-based violence and promoting economic empowerment should be global concerns

Gender

Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders

Youth-driven change in Jharkhand’s health system

Gender

The Toll of Violence on Women and Youth in Iran

A "pervasive trauma is seeping through Iran," affecting the mental health of women and children