women's health

Senate Bill 31 comes after reporting found that confusion surrounding Texas' abortion ban had resulted in the deaths of at least two women. After receiving final approval from the Texas House on Thursday, the bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. It also disproportionately affects Black women. A University of Kansas medical researcher is working to find out why and expand treatment options.

Billboard ads luring Texas providers to the north have been placed in Houston and Dallas.

A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.

Navigators help people enroll in Medicaid and insurance on the federal marketplace. Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration mean Kansas will have less navigators.

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

During the department’s Senate budget hearing Tuesday, Health and Human Services Chair Paul Rosino said if the money were to return to Oklahoma during this fiscal year, the state’s financial support would be clawed back.

The Afiya Center says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a block on enforcement of federal emergency abortion guidance will increase health disparities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said maternal mortality — the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy — is a crucial health concern.

Research shows the relationship between body size and health is not as clear cut as you might think.