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‘Alarming’ Increase in Alcohol Consumption During and After COVID Pandemic

A new study finds alcohol consumption increased during the COVID pandemic and hasn’t returned to previous levels since the crisis ended.

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Texas Sues NY Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pill by Telehealth

A New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas for prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a Dallas woman.

In a news release announcing the filing of the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General

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  • December 16, 2024
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  • Trump Says He'll Try to Rid U.S. of Daylight Saving Time

    President-elect Donald Trump is calling for an end to daylight saving time, a practice he described as inconvenient and costly.

    “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump wrote in an X post on...

    Crisis Pregnancy Centers Offer Dubious Advice on 'Abortion Pill Reversal'

    So-called crisis pregnancy centers, often created with an anti-abortion agenda, are providing pregnant women some questionable medical advice alongside potentially helpful services, a new study finds.

    Nearly a third (30%) of crisis pregnancy centers promote “abortion pill reversal,” researchers reported Dec. 3 in the journal

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • December 3, 2024
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  • U.S. Abortion Numbers Dipped Slightly in 2022

    The rate and number of abortions among U.S. women took a slight dip in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

    In late June of 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 27, 2024
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  • Judge Declares Wyoming's Abortion Bans Unconstitutional

    Two Wyoming abortion bans, including the first state law to prohibit the use of abortion pills, violate the state's constitution, a judge ruled Monday.

    In her decision, Judge Melissa Owens, of Teton County District Court, wrote that both a ban on medication abortion and a broade...

    Big Post-Election Surge Seen in Online Sales of Morning-After Pills

    In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared.

    The spike in purchases of what is also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B suggests women worry the incoming administration might soon limit their access to emergency contraception, Monica C...

    Women Can Incur 'Catastrophic' Bills for Out-of-State Abortions, Study Finds

    One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure.

    A new study is the first to give hard numbers on those concerns.

    It finds that, even before the fall of Roe v. Wade, 65% of women who traveled to another state to undergo abortion incurred "catastrophic" bills causing them...

    1 in 5 People Could Have Long COVID

    More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found.

    The analysis suggests that nearly 23% of U.S. adults experience the symptoms of long COVID, according to results published Nov. 8 in the journal Med.

    That’s much higher than the 7% prevalence of long COVID that’s ...

    Using Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy Is Safe, Study Finds

    Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds.

    Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy is confirmed using ultrasound, researchers said.

    But abortion pills can be safely taken prior to the sixth week of pregnancy, researchers reported Nov. 6 in the

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 7, 2024
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  • Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3

    In election results that showed protecting women's reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in three.

    Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New York, Maryland and Montana all backed those rights, while such amendments were defeated in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota, leaving those state bans intact.

    Voters ...

    Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds

    A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

    Since March 2023, the #WeCount report found a small, consistent increase in abortion rates. In the first six months of 2024, the monthly n...

    U.S. Infant Deaths Rose After Fall of Roe v. Wade

    The United States experienced a small but significant rise in infant deaths in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.

    The Dobbs ruling, handed down in July of 2022, led to outright bans on abortion in 14 states and tighter restrictions in eight others.

    According to researchers, forcing women to carry "frail fetuses" to term ...

    Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don't Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks

    More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds.

    About 37% of women who got an abortion in 2021 and 2022 discovered they were pregnant at six weeks or later, according to findings from the sexual and...

    Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF

    For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF.

    The bill was already blocked by Republicans earlier this year, but Democrats are hoping to use this second vote to pressure Republican congressional candidates on the hot button issue, the Associated Press reported.

    The push to establish national protections...

    Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold

    Florida’s six-week abortion ban caused the state’s abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows.

    Abortions in Florida dropped to an estimated 5,630 in May and 5,200 in June, a 30% and 35% decrease from the average between January and March, data released Thursday shows.

    “Our data pa...

    More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade

    As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected by the decision, new research shows.

    Rates of tubal sterilization -- tying, cutting or removing the fallopian tubes -- rose by an average 3% per month in states where abortion became illegal after the Supreme Court ruling...

    States With Strictest Abortion Laws Offer Least Family Support: Study

    States with the most severe abortion restrictions are the least likely to offer support to struggling families, a new study has found.

    Anti-abortion states tend to have assistance programs that exclude many families on the fringes, because participants are required to be poorer to qualify, researchers found.

    These states also are less likely to have family-friendly policies like pai...

    Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Made Access to Ob/Gyns Tougher in Many States: Report

    Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns.

    Issued Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, the report shows that women living in states long plagued by health d...

    More Americans Now Think Abortion Should Be Allowed in Any Circumstance

    Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more Americans think their state should allow a woman to get a legal abortion for any reason, a new poll finds.

    Just over 6 in 10 of those questioned say women should have that right, compared to just under 50% of Americans who held the same belief in 2021, the new

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  • July 9, 2024
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  • Supreme Court Set to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho, For Now

    The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to rule that, for now, emergency abortions be allowed in Idaho when a woman's health is at risk, an opinion that was briefly posted on the court's website on Wednesday shows.

    The unsigned opinion, published first by Bloomberg News, only dismiss...

    States With Abortion Bans Also Saw Declines in Birth Control Post-Dobbs

    Post-Dobbs bans and restrictions on abortion are having a spillover effect in reducing the use of birth control and emergency contraception in those states most affected, a new study shows.

    Why the troubling trend? The study's author believes the demise of Roe v. Wade in 2022 triggered the closure of many family planning clinics.

    "Because 11% of women rely on such clinics for the ...

    Texas' 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths

    Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds.

    The number of Texan babies whose deaths were specifically linked to birth defects also jumped by 22.9% in 2022, the year after the ban was put in place. In the rest of the United States, suc...

    Medication Abortion Without Ultrasound Is Safe: Study

    Women don't need an ultrasound to have a safe medication abortion, a new study says.

    Women who received abortion pills by mail without getting an ultrasound first did just as well as those who were examined and given the drugs in person, researchers found.

    "This study adds to a growing and robust body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of medication abortion with...

    Supreme Court Rejects Case That Would Have Curbed Access to Abortion Drug

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case that aimed to curb access to the controversial abortion drug mifepristone, saying the plaintiffs who brought the case to the court had no legal standing to do so.

    In a unanimous vote, the nine judges ruled that ...

    Louisiana Votes to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances

    Louisiana has become the first state to pass a law that designates abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances.

    Once Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill into law, as he is expected to do, possession of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol ...

    About 8,000 Women Per Month Are Getting Abortion Pills Despite Their States' Bans

    While some states have moved to severely curb women's access to abortion, including abortion pills, over 8,000 women living in those states are getting the pills by mail each month from states without such restrictions.

    That's according to new data from a #WeCount survey conduc...

    Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective

    Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that's as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor's office, a new study says.

    Using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs after an in-person assessment was both safe and effective, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

    Patients also appreciated the priva...

    1 in 4 U.S. Women Will Have an Abortion in Their Lifetime

    As the battle over abortion continues to rage in the courts and American politics, a new report estimates that one in every four U.S. women will undergo the procedure during their lifetime.

    The study was issued by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports access to abortion. 

    Researchers there surv...

    Big Rise in Young Adults Undergoing Permanent Sterilization After Dobbs Decision

    An increasing number of young men and women have decided they never want parenthood in the wake of the Dobbs decision revoking the constitutional right to an abortion, a new study finds.

    The number of young adults opting to undergo a permanent sterilization procedure abruptly increased nationwide following the June 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade, resea...

    Florida Supreme Court Backs Abortion Ban, But Allows Referendum on Issue

    In two separate rulings on Monday, the Florida Supreme Court backed that state's abortion ban while also allo...

    SCOTUS Appears Skeptical of Arguments to Curb Abortion Pill Access

    Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.

    Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen now used for the 

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  • March 27, 2024
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  • Use of Medication Abortion Rose After Dobbs Decision

    As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system surged after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

    There were about 26,000 more self-managed medication abortions than expected, based on trends before the ruling, researchers...

    U.S. Abortion Rates Rose After Dobbs Decision, Led by Medication Abortions

    Following the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the number of abortions in the United States has risen to more than a million per year, with medication abortions representing nearly two-thirds of those cases.

    The numbers come from a new report...

    One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Important Issue: Poll

    Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a new KFF poll has found.

    About one in eight voters (12%) now say abortion is the most important issue for their vote in the upcoming elections.

    Further, around half of voters overall say this year's presidential election (51%), Congressional election (53%), and which party controls th...

    CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill in Some States

    CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified the nation's two largest pharmacy chains to dispense mifepristone, and they plan to make the medication available first in states where abortion is legal.

    The chains will not dispense the medication by mail, they told news ...

    Number of Abortions Performed Per Month in U.S. Unchanged Since Fall of Roe v. Wade

    The historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not had any significant effect on the number of abortions performed each month in the United States, new data shows.

    The #WeCount report tracks abortion rates across the country for the nonprofit Society of Family Planning, a group promoting research on abortion and contraception.

    Telehealth as Safe as Clinics for Abortion Pills, Study Finds

    Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively using telemedicine, a large, new study concludes.

    Women who received abortion pills through the mail following a video visit with a doctor fared just as well as women who visited a clinic, researchers report Feb. 15 in the journal Nature Medicine.

    There were virtually no serious adverse events, with the medication ...

    Journal Publisher Retracts Two Studies Cited in Abortion Pill Access Case

    Two studies that warned of the harms of the abortion pill have been retracted by the journals' publisher over flaws in the data and conflicts of interest among the researchers.

    Complicating matters even further, the papers were cited in a Texas Court ruling t...

    Six Million U.S. Women Became Pregnant Due to Rape, Coercion in Their Lifetimes: Study

    Becoming pregnant as a result of sexual violence is disturbingly common in the United States, a new study reveals.

    Nearly 6 million U.S. women have become pregnant as a result of rape or sexual coercion, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

    This equates t...

    Nearly 65,000 Pregnancies From Rape Have Happened in States With Abortion Bans: Study

    THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new study estimates.

    To arrive at that troubling number, researchers turned to data from federal surveys on crime and sexual violence. Their findings were published Jan. 24 in the journal

    Women's Anxiety Rose in States Affected by Fall of Roe v. Wade

    Women are suffering more anxiety and depression in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.

    The court's Dobbs decision in June 2022 triggered laws banning abortion in 13 states.

    In the six months after, symptoms of anxiety and depression increased among women living in those states, particularly those ages 18 to 45, researchers r...

    Biden Administration Takes New Steps to Ensure Access to Abortion

    On what would have been the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the Biden Administration on Monday announced new measures it will take to further protect a woman's access to abortion.

    "Fifty-one years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized a woman's constitutional right to make deeply personal decisions with her doctor -- free from the interference of politicians. Then, ...

    Infant Deaths Higher in States Where Abortion is Banned: Report

    Abortion bans are intended to preserve the lives of children, proponents say, but a new study has found infants are more likely to die in the states with the most restrictive laws.

    States with the tightest abortion laws had a 16% increased infant mortality rate from 2014 to 2018, compared to the states with the least restrictions on abortion, researchers said.

    "Given the current cha...

    'Substantial Demand' for Abortion Pills Ordered in Advance, Study Finds

    A U.S. online provider of the mifepristone/misoprostol abortion pill combo saw a ten-fold jump in orders when the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in 2022, a new study finds.

    Such orders declined a bit in the months after the decision was officially announced, but have risen once again as women remain uncertain about access to the controversial pil...

    Supreme Court Will Rule on Availability of Abortion Pill

    The Supreme Court will review the ability of American women to easily access a commonly used abortion pill, the court announced Wednesday.

    Mifepristone has become central to the response by health care professionals and reproductive rights advocates to last year's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

    The pill can b...

    State Abortion Bans Have New Doctors Staying Away

    States that ban abortion could be headed to a brain drain when it comes to up-and-coming medical professionals.

    Three out of four future U.S. doctors say state access to abortion is a key factor in choosing where they'll apply for their residency training, according to a survey published Dec. 5 in the journal Medic...

    Birth Rates Have Risen in States With Abortion Bans

    New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

    States with bans had an average 2.3% rise in the fertility rate compared to states where abortion remained legal, according to an analysis of preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Con...

    More U.S. Children Enter Foster Care in States With Abortion Restrictions

    When states have restrictive abortion laws in place, more children end up in foster care, new research finds.

    This happened even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the investigators noted.

    The study, published Nov. 7 in the journal

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  • Abortions Rose Slightly in U.S. After Roe v. Wade Fell

    Abortion numbers increased -- not decreased -- slightly in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure.

    Some states immediately banned access and numbers of abortions fell to nearly zero in those with the strictest bans.

    But they increased elsewhere, especially in states adjacent to those with bans, according to a report...

    Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision

    When some U.S. states made abortion illegal after the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Roe v Wade in June 2022, women in those areas increased their searches for self-managed abortions.

    To come to that conclusion, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) analyzed Google search results regarding self-abortion.

    "We found an increased number of searches in s...

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