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Suicide rates are higher for teen girls. 
Abortion bans could be making it worse.
A Texas Judge’s Decision Could Reduce Abortion Access … Again
A new generation of birth control skeptics leans right
What Americans Really Think About Abortion
Missing posts, restricted accounts: 
Social media has always been hostile to abortion content
No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills
Texas’ new abortion ban aims to stop 
doctors from sending abortion pills to the state
How Overturning Roe Could Change The Way
Americans Think About Abortion
Will Arizona’s Abortion Laws Go Back To The 1800s?
What Americans Can Expect If Abortion Pills
Become Their Only Safe Option
It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion
ABORTION COVERAGE
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Why are so many Americans worried about falling birth rates?

She bought ‘GLP-1’ patches on TikTok. She got scammed instead.
The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
Peptides do a lot. Do you need them?
What is postpartum psychosis?
Should you try cold plunging?
Women lead as health and wellness influencers. Why do so many men have more followers?
Most Americans believe in the effectiveness of childhood vaccines — but there’s a catch

With Medicaid cuts, Republicans target men in the name of protecting women

What is pronatalism?

Widows are waiting months for the benefits meant to help them after loss

‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality
HEALTH COVERAGE
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Why The Same Temperature Can Feel Different Somewhere Else
the butterfly effect
Earth Day Is The Victim Of Its Own Success
Here’s How We Know 2019 Was The Second-Hottest Year Ever
The Loudest Places You Can’t Hear
Science Says Toxic Masculinity — More Than Alcohol — Leads To Sexual Assault
No, LaCroix Isn’t Poisoning You Like You’re A Giant Cockroach
How To Make Good New Year’s Resolutions
Why Carbon Capture Hasn’t Saved Us From Climate Change Yet
SCIENCE PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS
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How Omicron Upended What We Thought We Knew About Natural Immunity
Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Could Be In Trouble At The Supreme Court
Partly Cloudy With A 75 Percent Chance Of COVID Exposure
The National Fight Against COVID-19 Isn’t Ready To Go To The Sewers
Why You Can’t See The Most Important Omicron Hot Spots In The U.S. On A Map
So You Got Vaccinated … 
And Then You Got COVID. 
Now What?
How Science Moved Beyond Peer Review During The Pandemic
Why Even A Small Thanksgiving Is Dangerous
How To Make Indoor Air Safer
How To Make Sure People Come Back For Their Second 
COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu?
Coronavirus Case Counts Are Meaningless*
All The Science You Need To Make Your COVID-19 Decisions
‘Tis The Season … 
For Gonorrhea?
Unvaccinated America, 
In 5 Charts
Beware Of Humans
COVID-19 Was Always Going To Be A Struggle For The CDC. But Trump Sure Didn’t Help.
‘Back Alley’ Advice Is Making The Pandemic Worse
Why Some White Evangelical Republicans Are So Opposed To The COVID-19 Vaccine
Republicans Aren’t New To The Anti-Vaxx Movement
What Are The Possible Side Effects Of Trump’s COVID-19 Treatment?
There Are Not Enough 
COVID-19 Tests. There Are Also Too Many COVID-19 Tests.
Our New COVID-19 Podcast Helps You Know What To Trust In A World Of Uncertainty
Coronavirus Is A Big Problem For The Biden And Sanders Campaigns
Which Cities Have The Biggest Racial Gaps In COVID-19 Testing Access?
America’s Social Safety Net Wasn’t Ready For The Coronavirus Crisis
Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We’re Headed — And Why They Disagree
Trump Has An Elevated Risk Of Severe COVID-19. But It Helps To Be The President.
COVID-19 Reminded Us Of Just How Unequal America Is
One Chart Isn’t Going To Tell You When The Pandemic Peaked
CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
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