The Taliban ended college for women. Here's how Afghan women are defying the ban
The December ban on college education for women has led some to turn to online options. But that pption comes with its own set of problems.
Health & Safety
Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients
Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.
Friendships at work can boost happiness. Here's how to nurture them
Sure, you may resent how much of your energy gets sucked up by your job. But research finds that keeping up relationships with colleagues may have a big upside to your health and happiness.
Need a cure for hiccups? Here are a few almost foolproof ways
Uri Bram wrote an extensive article for The Atlantic on a sure-fire cure for the hiccups.
One year of war in Ukraine; China wants peace; access to an abortion drug is at risk
Life in Russia and Ukraine has changed one year into the war. China wants the war to end as soon as possible. Plus, doctors are looking for options as an abortion medication's access is at risk.
Students at 6 Florida universities protest the sharing of trans students' health data
Students at six universities and colleges in Florida staged a walkout on Thursday. They're protesting a move by state officials to share healthcare information about transgender students.
Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed
Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.
The number of mothers who die due to pregnancy or childbirth is 'unacceptable'
That's what epidemiologist Jenny Cresswell of the World Health Organization said of death rate data in a new report she authored — "equivalent to almost 800 deaths a day or a death every 2 minutes."
Red and blue states look to Medicaid to improve the health of people leaving prison
People leaving jail or prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.
A doctor near East Palestine, Ohio, details the main thing he's watching for now
Officials are monitoring the air and water in East Palestine, Ohio, since a train carrying chemicals derailed there. A local doctor tells us what he is seeing.