NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court mulls whether to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed a brief against the state law, calling it “fundamentally at odds with the provision of safe and essential healthcare.” But the organization’s support for abortion hasn’t always been unequivocal. After the…
Pregnant women with a history of spontaneous abortion had a significantly increased risk of gestational diabetes in subsequent pregnancies, based on data from more than 100,000 women. Gestational diabetes is associated not only with adverse perinatal outcomes, but also with an increased risk of long-term cardiovascular and metabolic health issues in mothers and children, wrote…
By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and send them to the…
