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washingtonpost.com > world > 07/18/2026 > africa-abortion-maputo-protocol-maternal-deaths > ecc89014-8267-11f1-8a16-393bd03340b0_story.html

Takeaways from AP's report on the impact of US aid restrictions on reproductive rights in Africa

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (126+ words) The Washington Post The Trump administration has announced new, sweeping restrictions on U.S. funding for nongovernmental organizations, foreign governments and U.N. agencies that promote access to abortion overseas KISUMU, Kenya — The abortion debate in America is putting lives of women thousands of…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 06/04/2026 > melinda-french-gates-pivotal-womens-health > 8b68996a-5ff6-11f1-9c46-d6211372eede_story.html

Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (83+ words) The Washington Post Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women’s health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve…...

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washingtonpost.com > health > 06/03/2026 > science-around-glp-1-drugs-cancer-is-suddenly-getting-lot-more-interesting

The science around GLP-1 drugs and cancer is suddenly getting a lot more interesting

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (83+ words) The Washington Post New studies are fueling optimism about the drugs’ potential role in prevention and treatment — especially in breast, colon and lung cancer. The story of GLP-1 drugs keeps getting bigger. First they transformed the treatment of diabetes. Then…...

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washingtonpost.com > lifestyle > 05/30/2026 > scientists-find-cancer-gene-similarities-cats-humans-study-says

Cats could help scientists better understand human cancer, study says

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (79+ words) The Washington Post A study of nearly 500 domestic cats uncovered similarities between cancer gene mutations in felines and humans. Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned her…...

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washingtonpost.com > ripple > 04/23/2026 > article > anti-feminism-girlbosses-work

The problem with today's anti-feminists - The Washington Post

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (212+ words) The Dispatch is a subscription platform for reporting and independent perspectives from the American center-right on policy and culture. Some have found the villain(ess). It’s the women. Specifically, the working women. Want more from The Dispatch? Opponents sometimes criticize…...

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washingtonpost.com > ripple > 04/19/2026 > black-maternal-health-and-equity

The weight of Black maternal health

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (921+ words) The Democrat-Gazette is the largest source for award-winning news and opinion in Arkansas. When I walked into the hospital to deliver my daughter, I carried more than a hospital bag. I carried fear. Not the ordinary anticipatory fear of first-time…...

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washingtonpost.com > ripple > 03/29/2026 > gaining-ground-in-maternal-care

Arkansas is making progress in maternal care

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (403+ words) The Democrat-Gazette is the largest source for award-winning news and opinion in Arkansas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sounded the alarm that a quarter of all pregnant women nationwide were delaying or forgoing entirely prenatal care. But…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 03/19/2026 > csar-chavez-labor-leader-rape-sexual-abuse

Opinion | César Chavez and the lies the left tells itself. I know them well.

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (416+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Elizabeth Cobbs is a professor emerita at San Diego State University and…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 03/13/2026 > james-talarico-represents-christianitys-past-not-its-future

Opinion | James Talarico represents Christianity’s past, not its future

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (239+ words) The Washington Post James Talarico’s support for transgender rights explains why liberal Christianity is dying Carl R. Trueman is the Busch Family Visiting Fellow at the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame and the…...

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washingtonpost.com > post-next > interactive > 2026 > charles-johnson

A father pushing legislation to address maternal mortality

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (282+ words) Post Next 50 isn’t about who’s arrived. It’s about what’s coming. Because knowing who is influential is the first step to understanding what our future holds. Every year, power shifts in politics, culture, technology and the quiet corners where influence grows....