Young, urban and poor women in Puerto Rico are highly vulnerable to substance dependency and suffer most in the opioid crisis ...

Excess body weight—including overweight and obesity—is a significant risk factor for cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society estimates that it contributes to approximately 5 percent of ...

A New York doctor has been ordered to pay $100,000 in fines after she prescribed abortion pills to a 20-year-old Texas woman.

The civil rights activist speaks to Vanity Fair about her new memoir, her experience with the Anti-Defamation League, and ...

Editorial: Another imaginary threat, but with real victims President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order ...

The gender health gap is real. Although women have a longer life expectancy than men, they often experience worse health ...

Alerts delivered via the electronic health record temporarily reduces unnecessary screening and treatment but does not create ...

El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) is home to a team of dedicated female surgeons bringing diverse backgrounds and ...

Only three weeks into the Trump administration’s suspension of money for foreign aid, those who work in women’s health say ...

Six transgender individuals, all younger than 19, sued the administration over executive orders targeting hospitals that ...

A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first female Black principal in NYC.

This Valentine’s Day, UC San Diego Today is celebrating the unexpected ways Tritons find their soulmates. Whether it started ...