In 2019, Alyssa, a Kansas City native, was attending her freshman year of college in Washington, DC, when she needed her birth control shot administered. She went to her university’s busy hospital and waited to be seen. A nurse “looked at me, she ...

Although some birth control methods can be costly without insurance, free or lower cost options are available. Many clinics, health centers, and programs provide free or lower cost birth control for those without coverage. Without insurance, birth control ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in adults. In Europe and Canada, the drug is mandated to ...

Credit: Getty Images This month’s case looks at a serious error that led to the birth of a child with a congenital defect. The court held that the damages can ...

A woman who developed brain tumors following long-term birth control shot use has filed a suit against the drug’s developer, Pfizer. National Cancer Institute via Unsplash A mother says years of painful headaches and speech issues from brain tumors were ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee could vote this week to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children. Here's what to know.