Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Massachusetts residents enrolled in MassHealth will now receive free birth control and prenatal vitamins. This new initiative, launched by Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, is part of the administration’s commitment to better reproductive...
Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case challenging a law that forbids mental health professionals from practicing conversion therapy. In 2019, Colorado banned this widely discredited practice to protect LGBTQ+ youth from its harms. However, Chiles v. Salazar,...
Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Community College of Philadelphia has taken a new approach to promoting sexual health and well-being amongst its students—a vending machine. Dubbed The Health Jawn, this latest addition to campus dispenses condoms, pregnancy tests, and even menstrual products,...
Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new hormone-free IUD in over four decades. Miudella, a copper intrauterine device (IUD) created by Sebela Women’s Health, is designed to prevent pregnancy for up to three years. Clinical trials showed...
Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that women are more likely than men to struggle with long COVID, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in late January 2025. Since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus,...
Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new study published in Radiology reveals that women of color who receive an abnormal mammogram are less likely to receive a prompt follow-up compared to their White counterparts. The study found that women of color are less likely than White women to receive...
