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03 Mar

Trump administration distorting science on safety of FDA-approved contraception, former FDA officials tell Appeals Court

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Three former Food and Drug Administration officials say the Trump administration distorted the science on the safety of FDA-approved contraceptives when it published final rules expanding religious or moral exemptions for employers who want to deny their employees no-cost contraceptive coverage as provided for in the Affordable Care Act.

03 Mar

Reproductive Health Emergency Kits To Be Distributed Friday at University of Arizona

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The Center for Biological Diversity, the University of Arizona’s Women & Gender Student Space and the College of Public Health Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits on the University of Arizona campus on Friday, March 6.

16 Feb

Reimagining Reproductive Health for Women at the Margins: Self-Care Therapies, Biotherapeutics, and Syndemic STI–HIV Prevention Across the Life Course

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Marginal People, Reproductive rights

Reproductive infectious diseases (RID) represent a critical yet often-neglected intersection of public health, clinical care, and health equity. RID encompasses sexually transmitted infections (STIs), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and the host of reproductive sequelae and burden on reproductive-aged women worldwide, particularly in low-and middle-income countries where access to prevention, screening, and treatment remains limited. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 374 million new infections globally with four curable STIs: chlamydia (129 million), gonorrhea (82 million), syphilis (7.1 million), and trichomoniasis (156 million).

15 Feb

New Research Finds State-Level Abortion Restrictions Associated with Increased Maternal Deaths

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion restrictions, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, United States

The increased number of state-level abortion restrictions in the U.S. was associated with a parallel increase in maternal deaths between 2005 and 2023, according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™. Researchers found that states with five or more different abortion restrictions had higher rates of maternal deaths from any cause, cardiovascular disease, and violence than those states with fewer restrictions.

29 Jan

Maine’s Gov. Mills will include funding for reproductive health care in supplemental budget

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Governor Mills says she will include funding for reproductive health care in her upcoming supplemental budget. Mills says she is proposing $2.25 million to support reproductive health care providers in Maine.

29 Jan

California SB 729: New Fertility Coverage Mandate for Employers

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Effective January 1, 2026, SB 729 mandates that fully insured, large group health plans (those with 101 or more covered employees) must provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including in vitro fertilization (“IVF”). These changes reflect California’s efforts to expand access to fertility care and mirror policies in select other states.

14 Jan

Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Unhoused, United States, Women's Health

An assistant professor of medicine at UCLA, is also the family medical services director at the Union Rescue Mission. The Christian organization operates a four-story homeless shelter that is one of the oldest and largest homeless missions in Southern California. She told NPR she's coming up on 20 years tending to the more than 5,000 men, women and children who come through the doors of the shelter every year. Over that span, she's also become a recognizable figure throughout Skid Row on regular walking rounds of "street medicine" delivered to unhoused people where they are.

14 Jan

Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution

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Review of hundreds of internal FDA documents obtained under FOIA finds FDA generally followed cautious and evidence-based recommendations from staff scientists.

13 Jan

Abortion Restrictions Affect Fertility Treatment Outcomes, Study Says

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States with restrictive abortion laws are associated with significantly worse health outcomes for patients who conceive through fertility treatments, according to new research.

13 Jan

Women’s Health Exits Surpassed $100 Billion

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On January 13, 2026, at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, a new research report was released challenging one of healthcare investing’s most stubborn assumptions. Women’s health, long treated as a niche, has already produced more than $100 billion in acquisitions and IPOs between 2000 and 2025.

03 Jan

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

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The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.

03 Jan

New antibiotic pill shows promise against drug-resistant gonorrhea

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, STD

A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The pill matched the success of current treatments while avoiding injections and complex dosing. As antibiotic resistance spreads, this new option could make treatment simpler and more accessible worldwide. Approval could mark a major step forward in controlling a stubborn global STI.

02 Jan

From GSM guidance to HRT reform: A landmark year for women’s health

ChaseLatest NewsErectile Dysfunction, Healthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, United States

While many urologists and sexual medicine specialists have been tireless champions of women’s health needs, it is only recently that these issues have started to gain substantial traction within national guidelines and federal policy. The lack of recognition can be in part attributed to outdated data and subsequent stigma that have pushed women’s health to the sidelines.

02 Jan

Understanding the White House Executive Order on IVF

ChaseLatest NewsFertility, Health Insurance, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Thttps://resolve.org/advocacy/our-issues/understanding-the-white-house-executive-order-on-ivf/he White House announced new actions intended to lower costs and increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). These policy recommendations aim to encourage more employers to offer fertility benefits and to make some IVF medications more affordable.

20 Dec

Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, California, Healthcare, Los Angeles, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks