Study finds abortion pill complication rate may be grossly underestimated In 2023, medication abortions comprised 63% of all abortions nationwide, byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSNMay 13, 2025
Motherhood is a marathon: Reflections on training for life as a mom and an ultrarunner With ultrarunner + mom of 4, Emily Blain byIsabelle AdamsMay 10, 2025
Should you try grounding? Can walking barefoot on the earth really boost your health? byElizabeth Wescott, PhDMay 8, 2025
If it’s not a UTI, it might be interstitial cystitis And what's the connection with hormonal birth control? byMadison AyersMay 6, 2025
December 21, 2023 16-year-old dies of blood clot just weeks after starting birth control How many teens suffer birth control-related blood clots annually? byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
May 27, 2022 Knee surgery, blood clots, and birth control: The risks young female athletes need to know about “Doctor explains why knee injuries are 3-times more common in teenage girls,” byMary Fagan
November 4, 2020 How do you know if you have a blood clot? Signs of blood clots, and how to get tested for them Even among young women, the risk of blood clot should be a serious consideration byGerard Migeon
September 27, 2019 Remembering Alexandra Williams One Year After Her Death On this date last year, September 27, 2018, Alexandra Williams died of health byMary Rose Somarriba
September 20, 2019 FDA Citizen’s Petition on Birth Control: Shocking Stories of How Women Are Getting Hurt Earlier this summer, a Citizen’s Petition was filed to the FDA requesting byMadeleine Coyne
June 26, 2019 A Breakdown of the Recent FDA Citizen’s Petition Concerning Hormonal Contraceptives You may already know that a Citizen’s Petition was recently filed to the FDA byMadeleine Coyne
June 13, 2019 Wisconsin Teen Says That Stroke was Caused by Hormonal Birth Control Last week, Wisconsin’s News 9 WAOW byGabriella Patti
May 8, 2019 Remembering the Iconic Congressional Hearings on Birth Control Safety As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Nelson Pill Hearings held in 1970, byMike Gaskins
February 28, 2019 Birth Control, Blood Clots, and the Untimely Death of Alexandra Williams Our story begins on April 17, 1998, at Durham Regional Hospital (now Duke byAnthony Williams
August 31, 2016 Hormonal birth control doubles the risk of dry sockets and excruciating pain The summer before I left for college, I had my wisdom teeth removed byLiz Escoffery
May 14, 2016 Three things to do about the Pill and stroke risks “I’m so glad to see you byGerard Migeon
