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Millions of couples in 46 countries where the Zika virus may pose a risk have been warned to avoid getting pregnant, according to an updated report from the World Health Organization. The virus is thought to cause birth defects like microcephaly, which prevents the growth of a baby's
Massachusetts
CONCORD, N.H. – A fourth victim of the Zika virus has cropped up in New Hampshire, including two pregnant women, Granite State health officials have confirmed, according to several reports Tuesday. Almost 200 people have been tested for the mosquito-borne illness which has been linked to birth defects when contracted
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baby
NEW YORK (AP) – Birth rates are falling dramatically for blacks and Hispanics teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens. The Hispanic teen birth rate fell by half over about eight years, and the black teen birth rate dropped nearly that much. But
Massachusetts
Feminists are celebrating New York State's recent move to establish a government-run paid family leave program for all workers, and they are fighting for a similar law in Massachusetts and at the national level. But those who value workplace flexibility and economic liberty shouldn't cheer; this
mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials say, as they urge more money for mosquito control and development of vaccines and treatments. Scientists increasingly believe the Zika virus sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean causes devastating defects in fetal
baby
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive brain cancer, it comes down to this: "The baby saved me. Now it's my turn to save him." Vaillancourt was diagnosed with glioblastoma after going to the hospital for headaches and nausea that came
women
From October 2015 to January 2016, there were almost 4,000 cases of babies born with microcephaly in Brazil. Before then, there were just 150 cases per year.
Abortion
BOSTON – Single motherhood isn't often on the high school or college to-do list for women. But around 6 percent of those aged 15 to 19 become pregnant each year. In 2010, pregnancy ended in abortion for 157,450 women, or 26 percent of those in that age group
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