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Poland Says No to Pain-Free Childbirth

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on November 28, 2008 - 8:00am
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Poland is struggling with record low numbers of women having children. So why would the Minister of Health suggest that the national health care plan no longer fund anesthetization during delivery?

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Half the Man His Father Was?

Charlotte Brody and Julia Varshavsky on June 17, 2008 - 7:00am
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Studies are showing dramatic drops in sperm counts and rising rates of reproductive health problems for men throughout industrialized countries. Are environmental contaminants partially to blame?

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Out of Reach: Sex Reassignment Surgery Not 'Medically Necessary'?

Pamela Merritt on June 16, 2008 - 7:00am
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Sex reassignment surgery and other related medical interventions cost thousands of dollars and are not optional for many transgender people. But many insurance companies don't consider these procedures medically necessary.

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Where Are The Doctors? Teens Risking STDs

Dr. Tamer Middleton on June 11, 2008 - 7:00am
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Teenagers want doctors' help with birth control and STD prevention. But very few of us provide it.

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Hysterics: Are Hysterectomies Too Common?

Anna Clark on June 10, 2008 - 7:00am
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One in three women has a hysterectomy before her sixtieth birthday. Is such major surgery medically necessary for all those women? And if not, how did this procedure become commonplace?

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