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Very Low Percentages of Veterans Have Received Contraception Information from Providers
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (346+ words) by LaTina Emerson | Jul 12, 2026 Elaine Li, Research Associate at RAND BOSTON — In U.S. veterans of reproductive age, having greater healthcare engagement and more reliance on providers as trusted sources of contraceptive information could improve their knowledge, according to a recent…...
The Little Sisters of the Poor once again defend in court their right not to fund contraceptives in the United States – INFOVATICANA
13+ hour, 59+ min ago (498+ words) by INFOVATICANA | July 12, 2026 The Little Sisters of the Poor have appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a new chapter of the legal battle they have maintained for fifteen years to preserve their right…...
Feds change pregnancy prevention program to promote childbearing
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (1051+ words) New rules say Title X will prioritize educating Americans about natural methods to avoid pregnancy and overcome infertility, and will promote “body literacy education” and “informed, preventive, and restorative approaches to reproductive health.” A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing…...
DC launches new rat control dashboard - AOL
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (211+ words) WASHINGTON - The District has launched a new rat control dashboard, the latest step in D.C.'s ongoing effort to curb its rodent problem. The tool is designed to show residents where rats have been spotted and how the city is working…...
DC Health launches rodent control dashboard to track rat reports, resolutions - AOL
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (451+ words) WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Rats running through the streets of D.C. continue to be a problem. DC Health has launched a new rodent control dashboard showing how it's responding to the issue. It comes three months after DC Health started…...
Where are DC’s rats? New dashboard maps rodent reports across the city
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (195+ words) July 11, 2026, 4:24 AM D.C. has dashboards for tracking snowplows and leaf collection crews. Now there’s a dashboard tracking the District’s response to its rat problem. The Rodent Control Dashboard is a “centralized, public tracking tool built to monitor the District’s ongoing rodent…...
Guzmán law protects minors’ access to contraception in Illinois
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (116+ words) SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Graciela Guzmán’s legislation to preserve contraceptive services or supplies for minors was signed into law Friday. The law ensures that minors can consent to contraceptive care without requiring permission from another person, protecting access to timely reproductive…...
D.C.’s Rat Birth Control Program Appears To Be Working As Rodent Population Drops
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (236+ words) Washington, D.C.’s unconventional plan to put rats on birth control is apparently paying off. According to officials with the D.C. Department of Health, the city’s pilot program aimed at reducing the rodent population is already showing promising results just three…...
DC launches new rat control dashboard
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (268+ words) WASHINGTON - The District has launched a new rat control dashboard, the latest step in D.C.’s ongoing effort to curb its rodent problem. The tool is designed to show residents where rats have been spotted and how the city is working…...
Project LAYA expands family planning access
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (451+ words) CALABARZON — Project LAYA has completed its regional roll-out of competency-based clinical skills training for healthcare providers, advancing efforts to expand access to voluntary, long-acting family planning services and support women and couples in planning for healthier pregnancies even before conception....