A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or ...

Eleven community-based organizations were selected as the first recipients of Baltimore City's Opioid Restitution Fund community grants.

Although drug overdose deaths declined in the U.S. last year, the rate of substance use disorder is rising, and the problem ...

Women are more likely to have autoimmune conditions like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, which cause inflammation that can raise heart disease risk. They’re also more likely to suffer from depression, ...

Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality.

Kouri Richins is accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins in 2022 with a fentanyl-laced cocktail. Learn about the case, including her trial and charges.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Norah O'Donnell about her new book, "We the Women," which chronicles the stories of the women who built America.

The Trump administration has pledged to conduct its own studies, but research continues to contradict its claims.

Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death. Her defense team urged ...

In the 1970s, the U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of ...

Jodie Foster, Chelsea Clinton and Ava DuVernay will help mark Women’s History Month by speaking at the inaugural Making Their Mark Forum in Washington, D.C. Taking place March 5-7, the program ...

PEARLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Through her brand, Resilient Grace, Kyra Brown is highlighting Black women who have shaped history but whose stories have often gone untold. "I noticed that outside of big ...