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October 14, 2016

Mosquito expert: Washington downplaying Zika virus threat to US

As the number of birth defects linked to a mosquito-borne virus surpasses 4,000 in Brazil, and scientists scramble to create a vaccine to protect against the untreatable disease, public health officials are bracing themselves for a potential outbreak in the United States. The threat has some advocacy groups pushing for tighter health screenings among travelers and immigrants from Zika-afflicted countries, while public health officials and tropical disease experts argue preparing to fight the Aedes aegypti, an insect that doesn’t respond to common pesticide, is more pressing.

October 14, 2016

Trump sexual assault allegations: Why some victims stay silent

On the heels of defending a damaging 2005 video recording recently released wherein Donald Trump could be heard making lewd comments about his affinity for pursuing women by kissing and groping them, the Republican presidential nominee responded on Thursday to new allegations from five women, including a former reporter for People magazine, who collectively told the aforementioned magazine, The New York Times and the Palm Beach Post that he had sexually assaulted them several years ago.

October 14, 2016

US breast cancer deaths drop; rate among white women falls most

U.S. death rates from breast cancer have dropped, although the decline was still greater among white women than black women, according to a study released Thursday.

October 14, 2016

Why an NYC pharmacy imposed a 7 percent 'man tax'

To all the women living in Manhattan, now might be an economically sensible time to head over to SoHo and stock up on all your feminine products, because neighborhood pharmacy Thompson Chemists just might be waiving your 7 percent "pink tax."

October 14, 2016

Women's brains grow a bit during menstrual cycle

Women's brains may change slightly every month, in sync with their menstrual cycles, a new study finds.

October 13, 2016

Women who choose abortion are certain of the decision

Women seeking an abortion tend to be more certain of their choice, even after the procedure, than people making other healthcare decisions, according to a new U.S. study.

October 13, 2016

Woman says birth control made her suicidal

Michelle was crouched in the corner of the shower — water streaming over her as she lost sense of time and place — when her husband of less than a year broke down the door.

October 13, 2016

In NYC, rare abortion death leads to rarer prosecution

A New York doctor who once billed himself as a "world renowned expert" in gynecological cosmetic surgery is facing a manslaughter charge after a patient died following an abortion, an uncommon death that has spurred an even more rare prosecution.

October 13, 2016

Study finds high rate of overdiagnosis from mammograms

Better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years, according to controversial results from a large U.S. database study.

October 13, 2016

Survey points to higher US birth rate in future: CDC

More American women expect to have children some time in the future than they did in 2002, according to a federal study released on Thursday, which could point to a higher U.S. birth rate.