Mara Gordon

Many of us feel increasingly stressed and short on time as the day wears on. But does that make for worse medical care? Studies suggest preventive maintenance suffers with late appointments.

Samuel Shem’s 1978 novel, The House of God, was a sardonic look at U.S. medicine through a young doctor’s eyes. Shem’s new fiction checks in with the same crew in the age of medicine by smartphone.

Many clinics that provide family planning services still rely on Title X funding. Their doctors worry about what they can say to patients about abortion under new rules.

Frustrated with online marketing sites that peddle needless ‘health aids’ and fears, gynecologist and columnist Jen Gunter aims to dispel myths about the female body and restore power to patients.

So far in 2019, nine states have passed laws to outlaw abortion or forbid it past a certain point in pregnancy. None of these laws are in effect, and many are being litigated in the courts.

Many people don’t know which shots they need as they get older. And the vaccines can be tougher to keep track of because many adults go to the doctor less frequently than kids do.

Several states require doctors who perform medical abortions to tell their patients the procedure can be “reversed” with progesterone. There’s an absence of evidence to support that contention.

Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they’re heard, too.

American medical schools have historically been disproportionately white, but they are starting to attract more diverse students. The change may be the result of a diversity policy with teeth.

Some doctors are morally opposed to performing abortions. Others feel it’s their calling and give up weekends to work at small clinics that offer them. And that can put their jobs in jeopardy.