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God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control

By Samira K. Mehta | April 17, 2026

The Anxiety (and Relief) of Diagnosis

The Anxiety (and Relief) of Diagnosis

Alexandra Sifferlin on the Road to Diagnosing Illness and Disease

By Alexandra Sifferlin | April 1, 2026

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

By James Folta | March 25, 2026

A Modern History of American Science and Healthcare in Four Presidential Administrations

A Modern History of American Science and Healthcare in Four Presidential Administrations

David Blumenthal and James A. Morone Consider the Legacies of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Donald Trump

By David Blumenthal and James A. Morone | March 23, 2026

We Have Too Little Time (and This Makes Us All Too Human)

We Have Too Little Time (and This Makes Us All Too Human)

Rivka Weinberg on the Brevity of Our Beautiful Little Lives

By Rivka Weinberg | March 18, 2026

Meet Hildegard of Bingen, the German Mystic Who Destigmatized Women’s Health

Meet Hildegard of Bingen, the German Mystic Who Destigmatized Women’s Health

Elinor Cleghorn on Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood in Medieval Europe

By Elinor Cleghorn | March 18, 2026

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Tales From Ground Zero of Europe’s Heroin Epidemic

By Jonathan Tepper | March 16, 2026

Blood On the Page: On Jane Austen’s Period Drama

By Devoney Looser | March 11, 2026

Murder At the Supreme Court: Who Really Killed <em>Roe v. Wade</em>?

Murder At the Supreme Court: Who Really Killed Roe v. Wade?

Amy Littlefield Considers the Many Suspects Responsible For the Death of Reproductive Rights in America

By Amy Littlefield | March 11, 2026

Matters of the Spirit: A Pastor, a Noblewoman and a Mysterious Bout of Melancholy

Matters of the Spirit: A Pastor, a Noblewoman and a Mysterious Bout of Melancholy

Christopher Clark on the Intersection of Mental Health and Christian Faith in 19th-Century Prussia

By Christopher Clark | March 10, 2026

Life on the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis

Life on the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis

Laura Mauldin Shares Stories of a Vanishing Safety Net

By Laura Mauldin | March 6, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

Darcey Steinke on the History (and Mystery) of Migraines

Darcey Steinke on the History (and Mystery) of Migraines

Exploring the Many Sides of an Ancient Yet Modern Illness

By Darcey Steinke | February 24, 2026

What Growing Up On Mars Would Do to the Human Body

What Growing Up On Mars Would Do to the Human Body

And Yes, You Can Have Sex in Space

By Scott Solomon | February 20, 2026

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

Sarah Domet: “I wanted to learn to be free on land. Dance seemed to be an answer.”

By Sarah Domet | February 18, 2026

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