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Massachusetts Gov. Signs Measure for FREE Birth Control and Prenatal Vitamins

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...

Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Revive Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth

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,...

New Vending Machine Brings Free Condoms to Campus

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,...

Estrogen May Reveal Why Long COVID Hits Women Harder

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,...

Study Shows Women of Color Receive Slower Mammogram Follow-Up

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...

Michigan Passes New Law Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control

Pharmacists in Michigan will be allowed to prescribe hormonal birth control. The Great Lakes State will join 29 other states—including Wisconsin, Illinois—and The District of Columbia in modernizing contraceptive access. Under the new legislation, residents can obtain...

Trump DOJ Limits Protections for Abortion Clinics

Just days after pardoning 23 anti-abortion protesters, the Trump administration has instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to limit enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Chad Mizelle, chief of staff to the US Attorney General, stated...

Trump Administration Takes Down Federal Reproductive Rights Website

On the evening of Trump's inauguration, the government website reproductiverights.gov was taken offline. The website was developed by the Biden administration following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade and subsequent abortion bans in Republican-led...

Trump Imposes New Restrictions on Transgender Rights

President Donald Trump commenced his second term by signing 26 executive orders, a record-breaking number for a president's first day in office. In addition to signing off on presidential directives on immigration policy and tax reform, the newly re-elected...

New Research Shows Childhood Trauma Alters Sperm DNA, Affecting Future Children

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals how childhood stress can permanently alter the DNA of sperm, leading to significant developmental differences in offspring. Until recently, research on the biological effects of trauma primarily focused on pregnant...

Forbes Names Univ of Michigan’s Ovary Atlas One 2024’s Best Inventions

Researchers at the University of Michigan have been honored by Forbes for creating one of the most groundbreaking inventions of 2024—the Ovary Atlas. Long overlooked in scientific research, the ovary remained one of the least understood organs in the human body. Now,...