Latest Sexual health News

UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide

Apr. 17, 2024 10:10 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the U.N. population fund reported Wednesday as it decried widening inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights...

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Apr. 09, 2024 08:37 AM EDT

When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the...

Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions

Mar. 14, 2024 22:53 PM EDT

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual transmission was first confirmed on the continent last year. ...

How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women's organization

Feb. 22, 2024 00:11 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Komal Vilas Thatkare says she doesn't have anyone to ask about her most private health questions. “There are only men in my home — no ladies," said the 32-year-old mother and housewife in Mumbai. "I don’t speak to anyone here. So I used this app as it helps me...

Indiana senators want to put school boards in charge of approving lessons on sexuality

Feb. 06, 2024 15:37 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation that would require school boards to approve all lessons and materials on sexuality and require schools to publicly post a list of the teaching material on their websites, prompting concerns over who has the final say in sex...