Study after study says American youth are in crisis, facing unprecedented mental health challenges that are burdening teen girls in particular. “A lot of people view women’s bodies and girls’ bodies as sexual,” Emma said. I don’t know what it feels like to not have that fear.” Makena, a high school senior in Mississippi, said she and her friends sometimes …
WASHINGTON — The maker of the only U.S. drug intended to prevent premature births is making a last-ditch effort this week to keep its medication on the market, even as health regulators insist that it doesn’t work. “Makena and its associated generics represent the only treatment currently available to obstetrician-gynecologists to help prevent this condition.” But the FDA says existing …