Allegheny Health Network’s Women’s Institute is giving away free garment bags for OB-GYN patients as part of a campaign aimed at encouraging women to schedule annual exams and shifting the perception ...

Various tampons have been pulled (and even discontinued) over the years due to health concerns and toxic contamination. It is essential always to read the product labels. Regardless, these are tampons ...

A traveler says her tampon triggered an alarm in a TSA body scanner, and the story is resonating with menstruating passengers who suspect the machines might be detecting far more than officials admit.

Talk about opening Pandora’s box. One reality TV star is holding herself up as a cautionary tale after she accidentally forgot she’d used a tampon — and walked around for a month with it still inside ...

Tampons have helped women manage their periods for decades. But these feminine hygiene products aren’t perfect. Tampons are prone to leakage, which can ruin your outfit and your day. Even the fear of ...

There are certain words you don’t want associated with things you put inside of your body. “Toxic” is one, and “metals” is another. So when a 2024 study found that there are toxic metals in tampons, ...

The safety of tampons has been called into question twice in the last year, and naturally we're all concerned. As of May 2025, the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental ...

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Apart from pads, tampons are one of the most popular choices for periods especially when it comes to comfort and convenience during your menstrual cycle. But like every product, tampons come with both ...

Dreams became a reality for two Stanford Product Design graduates, Amanda Calabrese ‘19 and Greta Meyer ‘19, when a class project evolved into the company, Sequel, that is pioneering the next ...

Exposure to arsenic—sometimes known as the “king of poisons”—and lead—potentially responsible for the madness of Van Gogh—can be fatal. So a wave of concern has spread across social media following a ...

After Meta removed tampons from men’s bathrooms in company office buildings earlier this month, some employees started coordinating "quiet rebellions" by bringing in their own, according to a new ...