Category: Washington Post

5 women denied abortions sue Texas in landmark post-Roe case

The suit is the first filed on behalf of women seeking abortions against a state banning the procedure after Dobbs, the group representing the women says.

Before abortion pills, Walgreens customers said they were denied birth control

Walgreens found itself back in the news after announcing that it won’t offer abortion medication in 20 states with Republican attorneys general.

California to cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pill sales, Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) challenged the pharmacy chain over its mifepristone policy after state GOP leaders warned Walgreens against selling the pills by mail.

What to look for when you’re buying a nutritional supplement

The FDA doesn’t approve them or test the safety or effectiveness of supplements. Here are some tips for you on choosing such products.

Some parents misled others about their kids’ covid status, study finds

Not sharing children’s disease information and not following health protocols could have contributed to the virus spread, scientists said.

Bruce Willis’s wife to paparazzi: Stop hounding him after dementia diagnosis

“Allow for our family to get him from Point A to Point B safely,” Emma Heming Willis said of the actor diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

How Jimmy Carter boosted a life-saving cancer drug

A dire health threat to the former president in 2015 put the spotlight on a pathbreaking immune therapy.

Diabetes and obesity rising in young Americans, study finds

The alarming development increases the risk for heart disease.

Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed.

Experts are still trying to pin down why there are so many cases of the condition today.

Six things you should know about asthma

More than 25 million Americans — including 21 million adults — have asthma, a chronic disease that makes it hard to breathe and, in rare cases, can be fatal.