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Want to end the malaria crisis? Start with women and girls

Want to end the malaria crisis? Start with women and girls

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to health complications from malaria infections, but access to preventive care isn’t equal.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Women are drinking more than ever, leading to more health issues

Women are drinking more than ever, leading to more health issues

Rates of binge drinking among women — particularly those over 30 — are rising fast.

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
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Global nursing shortage shrinks, but progress isn't equal

Global nursing shortage shrinks, but progress isn't equal

About 46% of all nurses are found in high-income countries, which collectively contain just 17% of the world population.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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'Quiet cracking' replaces 'quiet quitting' as job market tightens

'Quiet cracking' replaces 'quiet quitting' as job market tightens

When employees can’t quit but are unhappy at work, it’s bad for business.

Nat Rubio-Licht
Nat Rubio-Licht
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Alcohol use disorder meds are geared toward men

Alcohol use disorder meds are geared toward men

Harmful rates of alcohol use are rising among women in the U.S., but the impacts aren’t the same for all genders.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Nearly half of Americans breathe polluted air

Nearly half of Americans breathe polluted air

Extreme heat, drought, and wildfires are part of the problem.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Ultraprocessed foods are even riskier for women

Ultraprocessed foods are even riskier for women

Women who eat certain ultraprocessed foods could be at a higher risk of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes than men.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Why autism rates are rising among American kids

Why autism rates are rising among American kids

Increased screenings, particularly among previously underserved communities, are significant contributors

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Millions lose access to contraceptive care

Millions lose access to contraceptive care

Formidable is kicking off a new series examining the impacts of foreign aid cuts in Africa.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez
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Public confidence in vaccines waivers as Kennedy's stance shifts

Public confidence in vaccines waivers as Kennedy's stance shifts

The health secretary openly supported measles vaccines after attending the funeral of a child who died of the disease

Emily Parkhurst
Emily Parkhurst
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Cuts hit Planned Parenthood as administration goes after Title X

Cuts hit Planned Parenthood as administration goes after Title X

Funds used to support low-income access to cancer screenings, STI treatment on the chopping block

Nat Rubio-Licht
Nat Rubio-Licht
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What cutting science funding could cost us

What cutting science funding could cost us

Thousands of active medical research projects are supported by federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, and the cuts are hitting hard.

Cambrie Juarez
Cambrie Juarez