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I'm concerned about my blood pressure. Can I check it at home?
If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and te...
Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
Health Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches March 17, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on All...
Many say they use cannabis for their mental health, but there's no evidence it helps
Health Many say they use cannabis for their mental health, but there's no evidence it helps March 17, 20264:48 AM ET ...
Women feel coerced during maternity care in England, charity says
Exclusive: Birthrights report says women are being told they are ‘not allowed’ and are being denied genuine choiceWomen ...
What’s behind the injectable peptide craze? – podcast
Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or ...
Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87
She wrote about postpartum depression when it was an unmentionable like abortion or birth control, and her research on h...
Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recomm...
In Tense Meeting, Mehmet Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens
Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society for Plastic Surgeons broke with the consens...
A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
The goal in the world of global health is to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do th...
Vaccine critics keep the pressure on, even as RFK Jr. shifts focus
Anti-vaccine activists rally supporters to try to keep the momentum going on changing federal vaccine policies. This com...
What are the signs of meningitis, and how does it spread?
BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for.