You'll soon be able to get birth control without a prescription. Here's what you need to know.

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A box of OPill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill in a teal package with blue, lavender and pink detailing
The FDA approved an over-the-counter birth control pill, expanding access to contraceptives across America. It will hit store shelves in March.

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The worst US states for women in 2024, ranked

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A woman stands in front of a rock formation in Lawton, Oklahoma.

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Elon Musk makes it known he hasn't been to therapy

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Elon Musk has become a vocal critic of mental health professionals.

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Abortions now cost over $450, more than double the price before Roe was overturned, per a reproductive care nonprofit director

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Abortion rights advocates protest outside the White House in July 2022.

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Millions of veterans are about to get expanded healthcare access

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On March 5, millions of veterans will be able to enroll directly in healthcare without first applying to Veteran Affairs benefits.

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An infamous hacking group is reportedly behind the cyberattack that has left US pharmacies reeling

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A customer waits at the counter of a CVS Pharmacy store in Pasadena

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A former US surgeon general went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called healthcare a 'broken system.'

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Dr. Jerome Adams, the former US surgeon general in a suit and bowtie

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I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.

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Jules Rogers and her husband, Marshall, moved to Texas in 2018.

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Expect AI-made prescription drugs to be ready for clinical trials in a couple of years, predicts Google DeepMind CEO

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More healthcare researchers and providers could start to adopt AI tech in the coming years.

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Burned-out South Korean trainee doctors walked off their jobs over a plan to boost med school enrolment

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Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15, 2024.
Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15,
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