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First over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the oral contraceptive Opill for use without a prescription. It is the first hormonal contraceptive available over the counter in the US

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing schizophrenia

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, CA - May 26:Aysha-Samon Stokes and her daughter Nyla, 6, watch Midwife Allegra Hill and student Midwife Maryam Karim take the heartbeat of two-week-old Nikko during a postpartum visit to the South Los Angeles birthing center, Kindred Space LA, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 where he was born on Mothers Day night. With fear of another C-section and fear of the high mortality rate in the hospitals among women like herself Stokes found her midwife in her third trimester. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

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The maternal death rate in the US has more than doubled since 1999

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A pregnant woman

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Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions

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Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer

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How new fetal therapies are treating genetic conditions in the womb

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, but these altercations may simply be the whales scratching their backs on boats or playing terrifying games

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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We finally know what causes morning sickness during pregnancy

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Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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