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03 Sep

Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Texas Senate

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

The Texas Senate on Tuesday evening tentatively approved a bill that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.

02 Sep

Racial gaps in diagnosis and care for endometriosis reported

RandyLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

A cross-sectional qualitative review published in BMC Women’s Health highlights the need for culturally responsive, patient-centered care in Black women with endometriosis.

02 Sep

What role will reproductive rights play in the 2026 election?

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Voting

One advocacy group is jumping into Nevada’s 2026 endorsement cycle early with the hope of reversing the battleground state’s recent swing toward electing candidates with weaker records on protecting reproductive rights.

01 Sep

To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights

New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates

01 Sep

Access to Fertility Treatment Is Unequal Nationally

RandyLatest Newsfertility treatment, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights, United States

Less than half of US women with infertility receive treatment, while just 1 in 10 have a live birth, a study has found. In addition, the study’s authors said the disparities across the spectrum of fertility care are “striking.”

31 Aug

Decreased Hormone-Free Intervals and Amenorrhea With Low-Dose Estrogen Combined Hormonal Contraceptives

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Panelists discuss how shortened hormone-free intervals (24-4 and 24-2-2 regimens) prevent ovarian reactivation and endometrial proliferation that caused breakthrough bleeding with traditional 21/7 formulations, while addressing how amenorrhea can be viewed as either a desired therapeutic outcome or concerning adverse effect depending on patient preferences.

31 Aug

Top 5 women’s health headlines you missed in August 2025

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

August 2025 brought a wave of important updates that continue to shape the care of women across all stages of life.

30 Aug

Mangroves, Violins, & Corals

JordanLatest NewsBotswana, Healthcare, HIV, International, Reproductive rights

Now, Botswana has one of the world’s most successful HIV-elimination programs, with interventions that slashed the mother-to-child transmission rate to under 1% over the course of just two decades. Fewer than 100 HIV-positive infants are born annually, an event so rare that each case is evaluated to determine how it happened.

30 Aug

Stem Cell Therapy: Revolutionizing Women’s Reproductive Health

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Stem Cell, Women's Health

In the evolving field of regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy has emerged as a groundbreaking option for treating a wide range of female reproductive disorders. The recent comprehensive review by Nair et al. in the Journal of Ovarian Research illuminates the promising potential that these innovative therapies hold for women experiencing conditions such as infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and premature ovarian failure. This research, which consolidates various studies and findings, sheds light on the mechanisms by which stem cells can restore reproductive health and offers insight into future clinical applications.

29 Aug

DKSH Healthcare Thailand Advocates for Women’s Health Equity through “Patient Purpose Day 2025”

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Thailand, Women's Health, Women's Rights

DKSH Thailand will host a charity run with the motto "Patient Purpose Day: Run for Her Health" to fund free cervical and breast cancer screenings for Thai women, reflecting DKSH Thailand's commitment to advancing equitable healthcare access across the country. The charity run in Thailand marks the start of this year's "Patient Purpose Day", DKSH's annual global initiative to foster a meaningful impact on the healthcare landscape, with a special focus this year on promoting women's health.

29 Aug

Missouri judge weighs whether new abortion ban should appear on 2026 ballot

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights, Voters

A proposed amendment written by Missouri Republican lawmakers would repeal the reproductive rights measure passed by voters last year — but makes no mention that it would ban abortion. The ACLU of Missouri argues the proposal violates the state constitution and misleads voters.

28 Aug

Federal Officials Defund Health Imperatives

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Massachusetts, Reproductive rights, United States

For 15 years, despite patients’ right to abortion care in Massachusetts, it was impossible to get an abortion on Cape Cod. Then, in 2023, Health Imperatives, a nonprofit sexual and family health organization, opened a clinic in Hyannis. Although surgical abortion procedures are not offered at the clinic, it made medication abortions in the early weeks of a pregnancy an option for Cape Cod patients.

28 Aug

The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign

ChaseLatest NewsCDC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The White House says the director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s administration is putting politics in the way of keeping Americans safe.

27 Aug

Women’s Wealth Catalyzes Growth In Women’s Health Investment

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Women’s health has moved from niche to necessary. Analysts now quantify the potential, and the investor base is shifting in ways that matter, according to McKinsey: Closing the women’s health gap is a trillion-dollar opportunity. U.S. women are on track to control roughly $34 trillion—about 38%—of investable assets by 2030. Women’s health includes hormonal changes, fertility and IVF, sexual wellness, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and much more. Into that tailwind, Portfolia is raising Women’s Health Fund IV, the latest in a series of focused vehicles the venture capital firm has built since launching what it described as the nation’s first women’s health-only fund in 2018.

27 Aug

Health professionals and students say abortion restrictions in Wisconsin diminish care

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

Following a recent state Supreme Court decision that upheld legal abortion in Wisconsin, medical students and health care professionals say Wisconsin laws and the Trump administration attacks on reproductive health still make care inaccessible for many patients and that physicians still face significant challenges in providing care.