‘I’m not judging you’ – midwife Juno Carey on what it’s like to work in an abortion clinic

She’s looked after teenagers, rape survivors and trafficked sex workers – and assisted at terminations while she’s been pregnant herself. Still, she wouldn’t change her job for anything.

Pregnant women in Indiana show fourfold increase in toxic weedkiller in urine – study

Seventy percent of pregnant women in state had herbicide dicamba in their urine, up from 28% in an earlier study

Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment

Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say

Adele says staying in sunny LA staves off seasonal depression

Singer, who reportedly bought $58m property last year, says she also gets left alone in Los Angeles

From camping to yoga to dining, these leaders connect marginalized communities

Four Black founders of healing communities in LA have a common goal: ‘so all of us can have access’

The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful

The idea of a friend who helps you commit to your goals is growing in popularity – whether you want to get fit, write a novel or build your business

Nearly half of American adults faced medical bill issues in last year – survey

High-income Americans also almost as likely to defer healthcare over cost as people with low or average incomes in other countries

Eager for a mind-bending trip? A ‘psychedelic concierge’ can help

They say they’re not drug dealers – merely intermediaries who assist those looking for a transcendent experience

‘The sex ed class you wish you’d had’: the influencer doctors teaching Americans the basics

With schools failing American students, OB-GYNs use TikTok to tackle questions and dispel myths

Test approved to detect preeclampsia, leading cause of US maternal deaths

FDA approves new test, which has been widely celebrated as a small victory in the fight to make childbirth safer in the US