On a cold night in November 2001, I locked the bathroom door of a residential women’s trauma center. As I climbed into the bathtub and began to choke down a…
Day: August 7, 2024
IVF Changed America. But Its Future Is Under Threat
In February, a horrified Elizabeth Carr scrolled through headline after headline about a pause on in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that frozen…
The EPA Banned a Pesticide that Is Dangerous for Fetuses. What to Know
For the first time in nearly four decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued an emergency order to stop the use of a pesticide linked to serious…
How to Get Your Partner to Stop Snoring
We’ve all been there: You’re snug in bed, moments away from drifting off, only to be jolted back into a state of annoyed wakefulness by a loud, persistent sound coming…
Abortions Have Risen in the U.S. Since Roe Was Overturned
Abortion was slightly more common across the U.S. in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the…
Can Maine meet its climate targets and keep expanding highways?
As Maine considers building a new toll highway to improve commutes in and out of Portland, a state climate working group is drafting strategies to reduce driving in the state.…