Spike In Syphilis Among Newborns Driven By Broader Epidemic
Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all-time high across the United States. Syphilis among women and babies is a particularly serious problem in Louisiana, California and Georgia.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Health Law鈥檚 10 Essential Benefits: A Look At What鈥檚 At Risk In GOP Overhaul
The woman set to run the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told senators last week that maternity coverage should be optional in individual and small group plans. But other services could also be left on the cutting room floor.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Five Quick Ways HHS Secretary Tom Price Could Change The Course Of Health Policy
After a tough fight by Democrats, Senate Republicans confirmed Rep. Tom Price鈥檚 nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services. He will have the authority to upend some current practices.
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Preserving Fertility When It Is Threatened By Life-Saving Medicine
A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would require insurance companies to cover fertility-preserving services for patients at risk of infertility because of necessary medical treatments.
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Women Fear Drug They Used To Halt Puberty Led To Health Problems
Despite questions about Lupron鈥檚 lasting side effects and minimal study into its safety, the FDA sped approval of the drug to market. Years later, some young women are still living with the consequences.
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California Aims To Boost Worker Safety, One Nail Salon At A Time
Effort asks salon owners to voluntarily improve air quality and use less toxic chemicals.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
6 Lesser-Known Obamacare Provisions That Could Evaporate
Some lesser known provisions of the health law 鈥 things like calorie counts, lifetime limits and breast-feeding support 鈥 could be rolled back by repeal.
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GOP Vows To Defund Planned Parenthood. Reality Makes That Hard.
Ending federal support of the group that helps supply women鈥檚 reproductive health care could complicate health law overhaul efforts.
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Health Law Sleepers: Six Surprising Health Items That Could Disappear With ACA Repeal
It鈥檚 unclear what will become of some of the rules and regulations advanced by the 2010 health law as Republicans in Congress work to dismantle the sweeping measure.
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In Puerto Rico, The Joy Of Pregnancy Is Tempered By Fear Of Zika
Because of the fears about devastating birth defects, carrying a child to term can be daunting for women in the commonwealth.
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In Battle Against Ovarian Cancer, A New Focus on Fallopian Tubes
Removing them during already-planned hysterectomies poses little risk and can help prevent a deadly cancer, researchers find.
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Social Isolation May Worsen Breast Cancer Prospects
A new study shows women fare worse without a support network.
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In California, Planned Parenthood Girds For Potentially Grim Future Under Trump
The CEO of the group鈥檚 state organization, Kathy Kneer, says private donations can鈥檛 cover the potential loss of federal money for reproductive health services.
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Beyond Birth Control, Women Could Pay More For Insurance Again Under TrumpCare
The federal health law offered new coverage guarantees for women, and some advocates fear they could change under Republicans鈥 efforts to 鈥渞epeal and replace鈥 the Affordable Care Act.
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Abortion By Mail Delivers Promise For Better Access But Political Questions Remain
The experiment 鈥 involving 50 women in Hawaii, Oregon, New York and Washington 鈥 breaks ground by letting women get an abortion without visiting a clinic.
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Premature Births Rise Slightly, First Uptick In 8 Years, March Of Dimes Reports
In 2015, the number of babies born in the U.S. before the 37th week of pregnancy increased by about 2,000 over the previous year.
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Long-Term, Reversible Contraception Gains Traction With Young Women
Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.
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To Curb Unintended Pregnancy, States Turn To IUDs 鈥 In The Delivery Room
States are contemplating whether access to IUD through post-delivery procedures could be an important step in curbing unintended pregnancies.
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California Won鈥檛 Extend Parental Leave Rights To Small Businesses
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have guaranteed employees of small businesses can keep their jobs if they take parental leave to bond with a new child.
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Covered California Resolves Pregnancy Snafu
Officials at the state exchange say they have fixed their computer system to stop switching some low-income pregnant women into Medi-Cal without their approval.
By Emily Bazar