Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday. Telehealth made up 20% of all…
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Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in…
Many worry about data privacy on period apps but may not take steps to protect it, study shows
Americans are concerned about menstrual data collected by period-tracking apps, but few users took steps to shield their privacy after Roe v. Wade fell in June 2022, according to new research. Fears…
Mail-order abortion medication is safe and effective, study shows
Ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s impending ruling on an abortion pill case, a study published Monday found that medication abortion after in-person screening is safe and effective. JAMA Internal Medicine published research…
More women than men sought sterilization during post-Dobbs surge, study shows
More young Americans sought sterilization procedures after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — with twice as many women as men seeking them, according to a study published this month…
March jobs report shows strong labor market with job gains in health care and government
The sturdy labor market continued to chug along in March, with an unemployment rate of 3.8%, marking the 26th straight month of an unemployment rate under 4%. The economy added 303,00 jobs,…
Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows
Self-managed abortions rose by more than 26,000 in the six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in JAMA, the…
Documentary shows Bad River Band’s resilience as Line 5 battle continues
As the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa continues its case against Canadian pipeline company Enbridge and its controversial Line 5 pipeline, a new film is documenting the band’s history of…
State health study for northern Kent Co. shows higher PFAS blood levels than U.S. population
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Wednesday hosted a webinar sharing the findings of its second report on PFAS exposure in northern Kent County. PFAS was detected in…
One-on-one outreach shows promise in cutting school absenteeism
When outreach worker Leah Marks shows up at homes in Sanford, Maine — a small manufacturing city 18 miles inland and a world away from tony Kennebunkport — the kids know it’s…