Healthcare

Sexual Health Matters, Even During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our lives, as well as our collective health and wellbeing. Since March, communities...

Happy Thanks, Birth Control Day!

By Erika Ramirez Birth control is one of the greatest medical achievements of the twentieth century. It gave women control over their...

How BAE-B-SAFE Helps Keep Community College Teens Baby Safe

By Perdita Henry Conversations about sexual health education for pre-teens and teens in public schools is often fraught with tension for...

What it Means to be in College Without Access to Healthcare

By Perdita Henry During the 86th Texas Legislative Session, auto-enrollment was a regular topic surrounding the discussion of improving...

Free Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Lawmakers are Saying “Yes”

By Eleni Pacheco Citing reproductive healthcare as an economic and civil rights issue, House Representative Ayanna Pressley of...

TWHC Supports Continuity of Care Improvement at the Texas Capitol

By Perdita Henry As bills continue to make their way through committees, TWHC continues to provide written and oral testimony. In the...

Self Lubricating Condoms Could Potentially Increase Consistent Use

By Corrie Rodriguez Scientists at Boston University have created a new type of self-lubricating condom that could potentially increase...

STIs on the Rise, Although Sexual Activity is Decreasing…

By Monica Rivera In the year 2017, sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) reached a record high according to the Center for Disease...