Health

Economist Emily Oster made a name for herself using data to tackle big questions about pregnancy in her 2013 blockbuster book Expecting Better. Now, she’s returning to the topic with …

After an alarming spike in 2021, maternal mortality numbers the next year went back down, according to a report released Thursday. CDC Director Mandy Cohen says the rates are still …

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with economics professor Caitlin Myers, who has been tracking travel distances to abortion facilities, about the impact of Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks. AILSA …

Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, speaking in Phoenix last month after the state’s supreme court ruled that an 1864 ban on abortion could be enforced, had pledged not to …

Instructions for a fingernail filing gadget for infants says, “Stay away from children.” It’s enough to make a new parent holler. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty …

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with cosmetic dermatologist Jordan Carqueville about the growing trend of vampire facials, and what you need to know before asking for one at your local spa. …

The new guidelines were prompted by increased rates of breast cancer in women in their 40s. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40. izusek/Getty Images hide caption …

Volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in Peru. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images Volunteers clean up plastic waste on …

This image shows a brain “assembloid” consisting of two connected brain “organoids.” Scientists studying these structures have restored impaired brain cells in Timothy syndrome patients. Pasca lab, Stanford University hide …

Cases about transgender people and their rights have been working their way through the court system for years. Here, people demonstrate in favor of trans rights in front of the …