A new policy will change a longtime policy in New York prisons.

New York City officials will now inform female inmates of their right to refuse gynecological exams without punishment

A new policy will change a longtime policy in New York prisons.

New York City officials will now inform female inmates of their right to refuse gynecological exams without punishment

The National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, tested two groups of cows, 77 total, from a herd in an anonymous ranch in Texas that surfaced an animal infected with mad cow disease; all of the cows tested negative.

Investigators are trying to identify offspring and herd mates born within a year of the infected cow's birth

A survey released Thursday reveals two-thirds of women have no health insurance, and more than a quarter of young and middle-aged U.S. women went without medical care last year because of insufficient funds.

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that a growing number of women are forgoing screening tests, such as mammograms, and are not talking to their doctors about important health issues such as smoking, alcohol use, and calcium intake

A group of pediatricians says teens need education on, and access to, birth control and emergency contraception, as opposed to the abstinence-only system preached by religious groups and conservative political leaders.

These recommendations come as part of the American Academy of Pediatrics' updated policy on teen pregnancy