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Patch AM: Somerville introduces unique birth control to combat rat issues

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The Brown Daily Herald

The pill, the shot, the patch: The science and experiences of birth control options

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Any Brown student can schedule an appointment with Student Health Services to review various ...
WOSU Public Media

Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...
NPR

Why some young women are questioning their birth control — and why doctors are worried

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...
Health.com

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Birth Control Pills—Nearly 27,000 Packs Affected

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled almost 27,000 packs ...
MadameNoire

A Male Birth Control Pill Is On The Horizon

A Male Birth Control Pill Is On The Horizon He Looks Good Holding It — The Male Birth Control Pill Is Finally On The Way For decades, contraceptive options for men have been limited to condoms and ...