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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 upcoming book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

Signage can be seen at Hyde Park on June 09, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. The march was organised by a Sydney high school student in response to Alabama's new abortion laws in the US. (Don Arnold/Getty Images)

“Human rights violation”: Why one abortion isn’t more “worthy” than another

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The Iowa State Capitol building is seen on October 09, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Following Alabama, embryo personhood bill in Iowa could put IVF at risk, too

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Woman holding birth control pills (Getty Images/Isabel Pavia)

Over-the-counter birth control will soon hit pharmacies. But that doesn’t mean it will be accessible

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A passenger wears a mask while riding a train passing through the Metro Center station on Thursday January 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. There is currently an increase of Covid-19 cases in the United States. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Not the flu”: CDC’s change in COVID guidance could misrepresent risks of virus, experts warn

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An empty procedure room of West Coast Fertility Centers, photographed February 29, 2024. (Jay L. Clendenin/for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“It does not protect parents”: Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough

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Birth control packs, close-up (Getty Images/Catherine McQueen)

Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control, will be available in stores soon

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Signage outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri on June 24, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The vasectomy boom: After Dobbs, younger men are stepping up

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Alzheimers and dementia research, a brain scan in multi well tray used for research experiments in laboratory (Getty Images/Andrew Brookes)

Scientists investigating the “sewage system” of the brain search for mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s

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Planets Neptune and Uranus (Getty Images/Jason Reed)

Three new moons of Uranus and Neptune discovered

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Brain Fog, concept (Getty Images/David Wall)

“Leaky brain”: Lifting the fog behind this long COVID symptom could generate treatment

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The immunization section is seen at the Orange County Health Department on May 6, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation

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In a cell laboratory, an electron microscope is used to fertilize an egg cell. (Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

“Devastasting”: Ripple effects being felt as Alabama halts in vitro fertilization

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Malik Jaffer, lead nurse, prepares a syringe with a Covid-19 vaccine, at the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, the site of the Ward 4 DC Covid Center, in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the real threat is being unvaccinated

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Mother holding a newborn baby (Getty Images/Halfpoint Images)

“It’s alarming:” Here’s why syphilis, a disease once almost eradicated, has come roaring back

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Jungkook, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How the loneliness crisis is fueling “stan culture”

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Doctor holding hands with her patients during a consultation (Getty Images/Anchiy)

Pausing menopause? Scientists using frozen ovary technique may delay menopause indefinitely

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Sick sneezing office worker (Getty Images/Charday Penn)

Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick?

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Wilted flowers and COVID virus shadows (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Infectious desire: How the pandemic is still negatively impacting our sex lives

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Business woman lying on exercise ball in office (Getty Images/Symphonie)

Free yoga and meditation at work don’t seem to benefit workers, research finds. But better pay might

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A woman holds a pregnancy test. (Longhua Liao)

A rise in Texas teen pregnancies could foreshadow national trends, experts warn

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In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Three “junk science” abortion pill studies were just retracted. Will the Supreme Court notice?

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Scientist viewing an electron micrograph of virus particles on a screen (TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images)

Will we be prepared for “Disease X?” Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic

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Human intestines with pills (Getty Images/Iryna Zastrozhnova)

GutTok check: Behind the wellness trend exploiting the mysterious nature of IBS

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Sick man with covid-19 symptoms in bed (Getty Images)

“Zombie” COVID-19 fragments linger for some, causing severe disease outcomes, new research reveals

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