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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

Mobile Abortion Clinic (Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers)

Mobile abortion clinics are an “ingenious” solution to the post-Dobbs landscape

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Health workers monitor Mpox patients at the Mpox treatment centre of the Nyiragongo general reference hospital, north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 16, 2024. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / Contributor (Getty Images))

Mpox outbreak shines light on global health disparities

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Obstetrician examining pregnant woman in hospital (Getty Images/Halfpoint Images)

How abortion bans are changing prenatal care in blue states

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Pregnant woman in a medical exam room looking at her ultrasound pictures (Getty Images/adamkaz)

Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a “farce”, experts say

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A copper IUD, intrauterine device (VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)

The CDC’s new IUD guidance is progress for female pain

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Hospital emergency room entrance sign (Getty Images/Douglas Sacha)

Pregnant women are being denied care in emergency rooms, AP report finds

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An overview shows Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi (L) celebrating with Britain's Adam Peaty (R) after winning the final of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 28, 2024. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)

Why so many Olympic athletes are into cupping therapy

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Minnesota DFL(Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) candidate for governor Tim Walz rallied supporters as he stood with his wife Gwen, son Gus, and daughter Hope, Saturday morning, June 2, 2018 during the DFL State Convention at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Which VP pick truly upholds family values? Experts say it’s Tim Walz all the way

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An abortion rights activist holds a sign at a protest in support of abortion access, March To Roe The Vote And Send A Message To Florida Politicians That Abortion Access Must Be Protected And Defended, on July 13, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (John Parra/Getty Images for MoveOn)

The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been “chaos,” experts say

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Pro-Palestinian students and other supporters gather outside of the Bobst Library at New York University (NYU) in Manhattan to protest the schools stance on Israel on May 10, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Civil liberties group condemns Nassau County vote to ban masks in public

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Demonstrators protest and argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court, March 26, 2024. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Abortion bans violate human rights, Amnesty International says in new report

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Tired, burnt-out mother with baby in her arms and out of focus children run around. (Getty Images/Natalia Lebedinskaia)

The cognitive load of household chores hurts maternal mental health, study finds

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Abortion rights advocates rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 14, 2023, in Washington, DC, speaking out against abortion pill restrictions. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

“The walls are closing in”: States under strain as Iowa abortion ban goes into effect

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Simone Biles of Team United States competes on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Simone Biles and the “twisties”: How the mind affects physical performance

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a reception celebrating Women’s History Month in the East Room of the White House on March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

American moms feel like Kamala Harris “gets” them

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Used surgical mask thrown on the sand of a beach (Getty Images/nito100)

What’s different about this summer’s FLiRT COVID wave

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Reproductive rights activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

“It’s not just about abortion”: How the Chevron ruling could unravel reproductive rights

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 01, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why it matters Kamala Harris isn’t afraid to say the word “abortion”

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A pacifier for the mind: Biden and Trump conspiracy theories are America’s toxic coping mechanism

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The examination room in A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville clinic, which provides abortion care on April 30, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Reproductive rights are under attack using online data. These tools help people protect themselves

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Kim Kardashian attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Why “salmon sperm facials” have enchanted Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston

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Abortion provider Dr. Barbara Zipkin councils a patient at Camelback Family Planning in Phoenix, Arizona on April 11, 2024. (Getty Images)

Why do abortion “exceptions” rarely include mental health?

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A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to a patient for the prevention of mpox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Mpox is mutating to become more contagious in Africa, alarming some health experts

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Republican Vice Presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity (not seen) on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Experts warn JD Vance and Trump are “most dangerous” threat to reproductive rights in US history

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