NCSH in the News
Black Health Experts Talk Black Infertility and Family Building at Legislative Conference - AFRO American Newspapers
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundationtakes on Black maternal health, infertility, family building and reproductive justice. A study by Morehouse School of Medicine, an NCSH member, is cited.
NCSH COLLABORATES WITH AARP ON SEXUAL HEALTH ADVICE COLUMN: "IN THE MOOD"
NCSH is providing experts for this new AARP advice column, currently available to AARP members only (via a paywall), reaching up to 15 million people monthly. The most recent articles include:
My Husband Thinks About Other Women During Sex
NCSH arranged interviews with experts Nan Wise, Sari Cooper, Chris Fariello, Allison Kent, Tameca Harris-Jackson, and Rachel Needle.
Other News This Week
An Injectable HIV-Prevention Drug Is Highly Effective — but Wildly Expensive - NBC News
The hotly anticipated results are in from a landmark pair of major clinical trials of a long-acting, injectable HIV-prevention drug that only requires dosing every six months.
Syphilis Is at Its Highest Levels Since the 1950s. Here’s How Experts Are Trying to Fix That. - NBC News
Doctors and public health workers across the U.S. are racing to develop innovative and unconventional strategies to test and treat people for the infection.
Biden To Announce New Efforts to Curb Gender-Based Violence - NBC News
President Joe Biden on Thursday will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act by announcing new efforts to curb gender-based violence.
First on CNN: US Faces Maternity Care Crisis, With 1 in 3 Counties Lacking Obstetric Doctors to Provide Care, Report Warns - CNN
A growing number of pregnant women forced to travel farther to deliver their babies and get prenatal care.One in three counties does not have a single obstetric clinician, according to a new report.
Meet Sarah McBride, Who Would Become the First Transgender Member of Congress if Elected - USA Today
Delaware U.S. House of Representatives race has a clear frontrunner: State Sen. Sarah McBride. If she wins, McBride would become the first transgender member of Congress.
Painful Sex Is the Main Symptom of This Little-Known Pelvic Disorder. Why Doctors Are Finally Speaking Up. - Women’s Health
The condition was named back in 1861, but we still don’t know how many women are actually affected by it.
Extreme Heat Is Linked to Pregnancy Complications, Including Stillbirths and Miscarriages — and the Risk Is Growing - CBS News
Research shows that along with the dangers presented to the general population, extreme heat puts pregnant people — and their unborn fetuses — at risk of life-threatening conditions.
Stigma Around Those Living With HIV Is Declining, but Maybe Not for the Reasons You’d Think: Report - The Advocate
More needs to be done to stop stigma toward those living with HIV, including producing more stories featuring those living with HIV, a new report from GLAAD said.
