Breast milk’s effects on health has more to do with its impact on early formation of the gut, which has been found in recent years to benefit the body and brain long term.
Teen Voices
Taking the Stigma Out of Menstruation in Uganda One Girl at a Time
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Learning about how her body works helped this Ugandan student feel emboldened.
Health
Elephantiasis Potential Concern in Post-Hurricane Haiti
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Experts are hoping elephantiasis doesn’t spread in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Women are the hardest hit by this disease, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide.
Teen Voices
Puberty, Pressure Lead to Less Exercise for Teen Girls
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Puberty can make “exercise awkward,” says teen Kiera Wright. This is one of the reasons teen girls fail to meet their physical activity recommendations.
Teen Voices
It’s Not Just Picky Eating, It’s an Eating Disorder
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Jasmin’s blindness makes it hard for her to hide her eating disorder in social situation. Here, she questions why others must draw attention to a situation that is awkward for everybody.
Teen Voices
Girls Gravitate to Some STEM Classes, Avoid Others
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The focus on getting girls in STEM is working in life sciences, less so in math and engineering. “I really don’t enjoy math,” says one 17-year-old. “So I plan on pursuing a career in biology.”
Teen Voices
Being Camp Gyno Turned This Teen Into an Activist
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Getting her period early turned into a blessing in disguise for this teen.
Teen Voices
Cooking Creates Connection for Teen with Feeding Tube
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Rachel can’t taste any of the foods she makes, but cooking gives her a connection to her family and friends. This essay is part of Teen Voices’ Girl Fuse series, featuring stories by and about girls with disabilities.
Teen Voices
Girls Challenge Access to Contraception at Johannesburg Clinics
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In order to bring down the teen girl dropout rate at their high schools, teens in Johannesburg head to their local health clinic.
Reproductive Health
Infertility Specialist: Embryo Testing Improving IVF Outcomes
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Dr. David Keefe, a specialist in infertility at New York University’s School of Medicine, talks about what is known, what remains unexplained and how genome sequencing is helping to reduce miscarriages.
Zika virus
Scientist Who Mapped U.S. Zika Risk Now Working on Awareness App
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“Most of us in the U.S. are lucky to be in the periphery,” says Kacey Ernst, an epidemiologist. “But of course with sexual transmission it doesn’t matter where you live.”