Women’s Health
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Right-wing ‘trad wife’ influencers are telling young women lies about birth control
Social media-driven misinformation, amplified by high-profile conservative influencers, is pushing young women away from hormonal birth control—replacing informed consent with fear and half-truths in a country where pregnancy is significantly more dangerous than modern contraception.
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Mom’s ‘miracle’ baby defies odds after rare pregnancy rupture
The rupture, known as preterm premature rupture of membranes, occurs in 2% to 4% of all pregnancies. The survival rate for babies who suffer PPROM at 15 to 23 weeks of pregnancy is 26.8%, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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Federal attacks on reproductive health force some Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinics to drop Medicaid patients
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates said the loss of Medicaid reimbursement is among the most harmful impacts of federal policy change and has caused a significant financial strain to all its clinics.
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Pennsylvania’s maternal and infant mortality crisis through one mother’s loss
“I find it difficult to trust doctors and I worry about not being heard, not being believed.”
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Trump officials warn pregnant women about Tylenol. Western Pennsylvania doctors offer second opinion
Dr. Devon Ramaeker, who treats women with some of the highest-risk pregnancies in western Pennsylvania, has advice for those who are concerned about a possible link between acetaminophen and autism.
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Pennsylvania among states with sharp decline in rural maternity care access, report shows
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
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From clinics to crisis: Pennsylvania women will feel the pain of Medicaid cuts
In Pennsylvania, about one in every five women of reproductive age is enrolled in Medicaid. Dozens of family planning clinics throughout the state could lose their Medicaid funding if Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passes, leaving thousands of women without reproductive health care options.
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Gene editing helped a desperately ill Delaware County baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
Researchers described the case in a new study, saying the baby is among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of affected infants.
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
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You’re paying taxes today—but are billionaires and big corporations dodging theirs?
Congress is prioritizing the ultra-wealthy and corporate greed over everyday American people this tax season. Now, community organizations across the US are fighting back—here’s how you can get involved.
