Contraception Is Free to Women, Except When It’s Not
Despite the ACA's guarantees of free contraception coverage, obtaining the right product at no cost can be onerous
No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
In many parts of the U.S. and the world, demand for mental health care overwhelms supply
Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
A new rule requires hospitals to post a range of actual prices, but some hospitals bury the data deep on their websites or have not disclosed the information at all
Transgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
Access to transgender medical care has been under attack in many places in the U.S.
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
In addition to killing 600,000 Americans, Covid-19 is undermining the health of people who were never infected with the virus, but whose lives were devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future
Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
A new study says some of the nation's largest hospital systems kept filing lawsuits, liens and garnishments — and most were nonprofit
15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
A champion for women's health, Debbie Dingell opens up about her recent emergency surgery and her thoughts about health care in the United States
I Thought Weight-Loss Surgery Would End My Struggle With Obesity. Then I Found Out Maintaining a Healthy Body and Mind Is a Lifelong Commitment.
I had obesity my entire life until I had gastric bypass surgery. When I began gaining weight again, medication and a strong mental game helped me stay on track.
Losing Weight Helped Heal Not Just My Body, But My Mind and Spirit, Too
A combination of surgery, exercise and medication gave me a brand new lifestyle. I've never looked back.
Health Is Infrastructure, Too
Special assistant to President Biden joins health experts for HealthyWomen's webinar to discuss how infrastructure impacts women's health care
Kidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing so Is Complicated.
Black patients make up more than 35% of people on dialysis but just 13% of the U.S. population
Covid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay.
There's an emerging consensus that many services that once required an office visit can be provided easily and safely through a video chat, a phone call or even an email
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