Hormone therapy drugs have carried box warning labels for years. The Food and Drug Administration is removing them, saying the risks were overstated.
Women’s Health
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Trump administration asks court to toss suit restricting access to abortion drug
The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.
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In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women’s health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women’s health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.
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Funding cut for landmark study of women’s health
The Women’s Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.
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Melinda French Gates on what billionaires with ‘absurd’ wealth owe back to society
In a new memoir, French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women’s health initiatives.
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Indonesia launches free meals program to fight stunting
Indonesia’s new government started an ambitious project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women to fight malnutrition and stunting, as critics question whether the program is affordable.
