Alexandra Botti

When young women face major health issues, we often choose not to see it. So says Michele Lent Hirsch, in a new book about how invisible sick young women can be in our society.

The Takeaway is launching a new series at the intersection of women and healthcare, and how gendered interactions color the way women are received by their own doctors and nurses.

As efforts continue across the country to curb over-prescribing of opioids, one addiction psychiatrist says: let's take a different approach.

On Monday, President Trump released his new plan to address opioid deaths in America, as Congress prepares to take up a slew of bills addressing the crisis. 

The Takeaway is bringing you stories of women getting overdue obituaries in The New York Times with the Times's "Overlooked" project, this week with a look at author Nella Larsen.

An Alabama sheriff buys himself a $740,000 beach house with money earmarked for prison food in his county’s jail. And it's legal.

Drag kings have a rich history, but don’t have nearly the same pop culture status or recognition as drag queens. 

The woman who introduced tennis to the U.S. never got an obituary in The New York Times. We hear her story.

We remember the remarkable women throughout history who never got their due, in the form of New York Times obituaries, or otherwise. 

There is a deep history of women not being believed or taken seriously when it comes to pain, especially related to the reproductive system.

According to the plaintiffs in a case that goes to trial Monday, inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility for men face unbearable conditions.

In the months since the #MeToo movement erupted, men accused of harassment have lost their jobs across industries. Now, vacancies at top organizations are being filled by women.

A teachers’ strike closed down every single public school in West Virginia for four straight days. On Tuesday night, an agreement was reached to give educators a five percent raise.

The kidnapping by Boko Haram comes nearly four years after 276 girls were abducted from a school in Chibok. 

The 21st annual New York International Children’s Film Festival begins Friday -- but it doesn’t just count kids among its fans.

New research finds that a simple test strip can check for the drug fentanyl, which kills tens of thousands of people a year after it's mixed into drugs like heroin and cocaine.

Oklahoma is one of a number of states that have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers. But it’s the only state to see its suit move ahead, with a trial date set for 2019.

Elizabeth Flock spent a decade reporting on three middle class Indian marriages, and got intimate access to the couples' lives. What she found was an India that’s changing for women.

What does a "male ally" look like, in the #MeToo movement? The editor-in-chief of Jezebel and The New York Times' gender editor weigh in here. 

Baltimore's federal corruption trial has revealed alarming trends of systematic police corruption. Closing arguments are set to be heard today.