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Also, a new app using trained AI aims to predict risks during pregnancy. Both the report and the app highlight consistent concerns over equitable access to health care.
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Texas ranks almost last in women's health care and reproductive care, according to a national study.
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A new national study ranks Texas among the lowest-performing states for women’s health outcomes. Only Mississippi ranked worse.
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Guidelines for when women should start getting mammograms have been changing. A new study makes the case for explaining to women the risks and benefits of screening for breast cancer.
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A first-of-its-kind study found lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in various tampon brands, but didn't link them to harmful health effects. Experts explain why it matters — and what to watch for.
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The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.
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A Denton divorce case raised questions whether frozen embryos are people or property. Legal experts say Texas lawmakers may provide clarity when they reconvene in 2025.
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The study tracked infant deaths that occurred in the year following Senate Bill 8's passage.
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Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400.
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Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.