The clinic was at the end of a craggy parking lot, in the husk of an old Dollar General, and on a morning in March when its future was more tenuous than ever, people were lining up to see a doctor while they still could. A woman worried she was having a …
Before everything went black, Tamika Jackson felt like she was drowning. While in labor giving birth to her baby boy, her body felt heavy and her breaths shallow. “I can’t breathe,” she croaked to the anesthesiologist. “If you couldn’t breathe, you wouldn’ …
Preventive healthcare measures, including certain free screenings, tests, and medications, could be put on the chopping block this week as the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the fourth case related to Obamacare preventive coverage mandates. …
Meghan Markle, once the toast of royal rebeldom and now a Hollywood hopeful, is reportedly grappling with a humiliating setback—her new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, is failing to attract the kind of star power she had banked on. Despite …
Students dance at Northern Bedford County’s annual mini dance-a-thon, held from Thursday into Friday. Courtesy photo A mini dance-a-thon held by Northern Bedford County students raised more than $42,000 for families in need. The dance marathon kicked off …
By Stephanie Stahl April 18, 2025 / 5:02 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia How new March of Dimes campaign aims to decrease pregnancy-related deaths in Black women How new March of Dimes campaign aims to decrease pregnancy-related deaths in Black women 02: …
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa has dropped its argument in a medical malpractice case that the loss of an unborn child does not equate to the death of a “person” for the purpose of calculating damage awards. The nonprofit, tax-exempt entity is one of …
Research reviewed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force shows that pregnant people at increased risk for preeclampsia who take low-dose aspirin may reduce their risk of preeclampsia by 15% and their risk of preterm birth by 20%.
In 2022, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl and triggered a wildly violent chain of events: multiple organ failure, hemorrhaging, blood clots in many of my major organs, and a rattled medical team working tirelessly to keep me alive. For five weeks, I …
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