Frida launches uncensored website for sexual and maternal health education

The phrase, “There’s a censorship problem in the United States,” is a homing beacon for political and social division — instantly casting a sense of wariness about who is uttering it and for what aim. But it’s also true. From continued legislative attacks on inclusive education to digital “shadowbanning” of accounts in social media algorithms, … Read more

Gaza infant, maternal deaths spike in war doctors and aid officials say

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Walaa didn’t expect the birth of her fourth child to be a time of abject fear. But by the time her contractions started, the whole family was frantic. There were no ambulances to be seen in the streets of Gaza’s Rafah City, she said, now … Read more

The urgent call for innovation and investment in maternal health

Maneesh Jain, PhD, is CEO and co-founder of Mirvie, a company pioneering the prediction of life-threatening pregnancy complications months in advance. More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci became fascinated by his anatomical dissection of the womb of a pregnant woman who had died and intended to uncover the secrets behind conception and pregnancy … Read more