Health
Menstrual Cups Are Safe, Environmentally Friendly And Cheap, Researchers Say
A study using data from 3,300 women and girls suggests moon cups are safe and result in similar, or lower, amounts of leakage than disposable pads or tampons.
Gina Rushton
Women In Regional Australia Now Face A 500 Kilometre Round Trip For An Abortion
Women in regional New South Wales were driving 130km to Victoria to terminate a pregnancy. They'll now travel double that to Canberra.
Gina Rushton
The IVF Industry Is A "Secret Society" That Should Release Data On Success Rates, Politician Says
But the head of the industry's peak body says creating a "league table" of IVF clinics will deter doctors from taking on complicated fertility cases.
Gina Rushton
These Women Who Identify As Pro-Choice Have Complicated Feelings About Their Abortions
“It has taken me a long time to let myself feel sad.”
Gina Rushton
‘‘He Stomped On My Stomach”: This Is What It’s Like When Violence And Coercion Are Involved In An Abortion
Reproductive coercion is when someone prevents you from making decisions about your reproductive health.
Gina Rushton
Anti-Vax Messages Are Being Targeted As A Top Priority In A UK Government Crackdown On Disinformation
As the government homes in on the anti-vax movement, BuzzFeed News has analysed the online presence of the UK's biggest anti-vax network.
Hazel Shearing
These Women Are Suing To Let New York Subway Riders See Their Vibrators
Dame's founders claim in their suit that the MTA violated their rights to "free speech, due process, and equal protection" by blocking the ads.
Nancy Vu
Jameela Jamil Called Amber Rose "Irresponsible" For Promoting Flat Tummy Tea While Pregnant
"FLAT TUMMY PRODUCTS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN?"
Ben Henry
US Suicide Rates Are The Highest They've Been Since World War II, According To The CDC
Suicides are increasing at a particularly alarming rate among indigenous women.
Julia Reinstein
Many Women Who Have Abortions Are Already Mothers. Here Are Their Stories
“I knew that to be the kind of parent that my two kids needed I couldn’t have any more kids.”
Gina Rushton
Please Don’t Try The “Natural” Birth Control Methods In This Viral Tweet
Some of the suggested methods can be downright dangerous.
Lauren Strapagiel
Lots Of Teens Are Having Sex, But More Responsibly Than You'd Think
About half of 17-year-olds in Australia have had sex, researchers say.
Gina Rushton
This Is What 10 Doctors And Medical Students Think About Abortion Rights
"I left and got my medical training... and now I’m back to serve the women of Alabama, and they deserve better."
Kate Bubacz
Sarah Hyland Is Being Praised For Revealing Her Surgery Scars On Instagram
"It makes me happy to see you use your platform to help people embrace their scars and the story behind them."
Ellie Woodward
This Kidney Patient Thought Her Life Was At Risk. She Says Her Local Health Clinic Refused To Help
Many people living in remote communities can't get dialysis there — even though they say being on country helps their health.
Hannah Ryan
With Nowhere Else To Go, This Dialysis Patient From A Remote Community Has Spent Years In A Short-Stay Hostel
“Some of us mightn’t be alive” by the time they get public housing, one dialysis patient said.
Hannah Ryan
We Asked Young People What They Thought Of Headspace
"You can understand if you're the local MP and there's an election coming and you can announce, 'I've got a headspace in my electorate', that looks great."
Hannah Ryan
Maisie Williams Opened Up About The Effect Of Fame On Her Mental Health And It's Brutally Honest
"Honestly, I want a normal life... I don’t want any of this crazy, crazy world because it’s not worth it."
Ellie Bate
This Woman Grew Up In The Worst Suicide Region In Australia. Now She's Working To End The Crisis
Once the epicentre of Australia’s ongoing Indigenous youth suicide crisis, the remote Kimberley town of Derby is striving for change.
Lane Sainty
I Regret To Inform You That "Deep Kissing" Can Increase Your Risk Of Catching Gonorrhoea
If confirmed by other studies, researchers said this could open up new preventative options for throat gonorrhoea such as antibacterial mouthwash.
Gina Rushton
Emilia Clarke Opened Up About Hating Her Reflection After Brain Aneurysm Surgery
"When I looked in the mirror, I just saw pain in my eyes."
Ellie Woodward
Gender Dysphoria Isn’t A “Social Contagion,” According To A New Study
A Brown researcher slams the 2018 study — from a different researcher at Brown — which found teenagers were identifying as trans due to “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.”
Shannon Keating
Some Google Employees Are Worried For Their Families Following A Measles Case On Campus
“A bit upsetting that I had to find out about this through this Group, via a BuzzFeed News article, rather than from some official Google internal comms,” one employee wrote.
Ryan Mac
A Measles Case Has Hit Google's Silicon Valley Headquarters
In the midst of a historic US measles outbreak, at least one Google employee walking around the tech giant’s main Silicon Valley campus has been diagnosed.
Stephanie M. Lee
US Measles Outbreaks Are The “New Normal” Thanks To Europe’s Epidemic And Anti-Vaccine Campaigns, Experts Say
“Under-vaccinated areas in the US are the kindling and the huge numbers of infections overseas are the spark that ignites outbreaks here.”
Dan Vergano
This Is How Women's Health Could Be Affected By The Election
Who is offering to make contraception cheaper and who is promising to fund mental health support for new mothers?
Gina Rushton
Here’s What You Need To Know About Endometriosis And Fertility
“I feel like I’m a bit of a ticking time bomb," one woman told BuzzFeed News.
Gina Rushton
16 Jaw-Dropping Pictures From Inside Japan's Penis Festival
"A hundred thousand revelers come here to celebrate one thing: the male organ."
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Emilia Clarke Revealed That Part Of Her Brain "Died" From Two Aneurysms
"With the second one, there was a bit of my brain that actually died."
Ellie Woodward
Lil Xan's Girlfriend Announced She's Had A Miscarriage In A Heartbreaking Instagram Post
"To my beautiful angel, mommy loves you more than she ever knew possible."
Ellie Woodward
