How medical research is failing women. For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients. ~life.women Link 25 votes
America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home Article 2349 words, published Apr 8 2024 20 votes
When the US Army uses "enhanced interrogation" on an American soldier Article 806 words, published May 10 2010 30 votes
Sweden has consistently reported some of the lowest rates of maternal and child mortality in the world – unfortunately these achievements don't extend to foreign-born mothers ~life.women Article 707 words, published Feb 12 2024 15 votes
Women less likely than men to be given CPR in public places, research finds ~life.women Article 633 words 27 votes
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants Article 885 words 23 votes
Poland's crusade against abortion investigates miscarriages, tests blood for evidence of abortion pills, created a national pregnancy registry ~life.women Article 614 words 66 votes
How Columbia ignored women, undermined prosecutors and protected a predator for more than twenty years ~life.women Article 8638 words 15 votes
Foreskin reclaimers: The ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision ~life.men Article 1698 words 27 votes
Texas has quietly changed its abortion law - explicitly allowing abortion for premature ruptured membrane and ectopic pregnancy - how it happened ~life.women Article 31 votes
Idaho drops panel investigating pregnancy-related deaths as US maternal mortality surges ~life.women Article 1337 words 83 votes
How does the new over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? ~life.women Article 1280 words 16 votes
More Swedish mothers are having babies after the age of forty-five than teenagers, new data from the Scandinavian country shows ~life.women Link 3 votes
When medical debt collectors decide who gets arrested Article 3543 words, published Oct 16 2019 5 votes
How Finland is coping with an ageing population – online lunch clubs are the start of a remote care revolution Article 1169 words, published Jun 26 2019 9 votes
‘I need a superman for me’: Homeless home care worker advocates for better working conditions, a living wage Link 9 votes
I'm a paramedic, please stop asking me about the worst thing I've ever seen work Article 1201 words 21 votes
Overall health includes oral health: Should dental be part of universal health care Article 597 words 21 votes
Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman's life. So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether? ~life.women Article 4059 words, published Jul 17 2018 17 votes