Until recently, a small team issued timely guidance on the types of contraception certain high-risk women should use.

CDC's Division of Reproductive Health, crucial for safe birth control guidance, has been significantly downsized, potentially endangering women's health. The move has removed key personnel responsible ...

While the classification was made over a decade ago, viral posts on social media have claimed that the birth control pill has ...

It is going to be very hard to resume and re-create,” he said. Updates to the CDC's "contraception bible" found that combined hormonal contraception can be dangerous for women with sickle cell.

So, the CDC team made recommendations available in an app that doctors could download and easily reference with questions about contraception, including how to navigate the topic for patients with ...

Doctors say it's hard to overstate how much they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception. NPR’s Katia Riddle reports. This segment aired on June 2, 2025.

Also in the update, the CDC dropped its list of countries facing "high incidence" of measles. The agency now warns only that the virus is "an ongoing risk around the world, and more international ...

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

So, the CDC team made recommendations available in an app that doctors could download and easily reference with questions about contraception, including how to navigate the topic for patients with ...

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research By Katia Riddle Published May 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM PDT Listen • 3:44 ...

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research By Katia Riddle Published May 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM CDT Listen • 3:44 ...