Viruses, cells and cancer challenge one of biology’s simplest questions: what exactly makes something alive? Examining these systems reveals why the boundary between living and nonliving may be ...

Advances in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) have been among the great public health successes of the past ...

At almost 26, I have a career I'm proud of. But homeownership, marriage, and kids feel increasingly out of reach for my ...

Comment: Newsroom recently published an article claiming that MP Jenny Marcroft’s proposed definition of “woman” and “man” “fails basic science”. Yet the article itself does not accurately describe ...

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The Trump administration is using a US federal funding provision to make abortion care less accessible, threatening states with devastating federal funding cuts for protecting the right to abortion.

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted Thursday to approve a lengthy definition of what academic freedom does and doesn’t protect throughout the state university system. It says ...

Introduction Modern slavery and human trafficking (MS-HT) are urgent and increasing global issues that violate human rights and have long-lasting consequences for those affected. The impact on ...

In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month's end. These primary care and reproductive health clinics served about 800 patients, many ...

Long confined to the medical fringe, “restorative reproductive medicine” has unified Christian conservatives and proponents of the Make America Healthy Again movement on the political right. By ...