Wellness expert, nutritionist and author Dr. Amy Shah joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about women's health. Are there negative consequences associated with taking long-term ...

As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about hormonal birth control circulating widely across the internet. Popular TikTok ...

In the case of birth control, it’s especially hard to tell fact from fiction or legitimate medical concern from TikTok hot air.

If you’ve ever missed class because of painful period cramps, Googled birth control side effects, or felt confused tracking your cycle, a new menstrual health event at Chico State hopes to give ...

“Since the beginning of time, women have been ducking and diving and dodging pregnancy face first or Pikachu first,” Chandler ...

Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her tone during a confirmation hearing Wednesday. The big picture: Some pro-life ...

Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) decision that overturned the right to abortion given under Roe v. Wade (1973), access to reproductive care has been severely limited.

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

This explainer about childhood vaccines, originally published on Feb. 26, 2025, was updated on Jan. 5, 2026, with information about the new vaccine schedule after federal health officials reduced the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Starting Tuesday, Oregon Health Plan (OHP / Medicaid) members will be able to get over-the-counter birth control pills, including Opill, and emergency contraception at no cost at ...

Accutane might replace cystic acne with an even skin tone, but the side effects are less pleasant: picture dryness everywhere, bloody noses, migraines and anemia. And everyone’s biggest concern for ...