KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers issues surrounding health care costs. If you have a story idea, share it with Elyse by sending her an e-mail. The cost of period products keeps going up.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A local group of advocates from MADvoters Indiana will rally at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday to call for the elimination of the so-called “tampon tax.” MADvoters is a ...

Disposable sanitary pads are the most commonly used period product - they stick into your underwear, absorb blood externally and are wrapped and binned after use. Dr Tempest advises changing pads ...

You’ve got choices, from menstrual cups to washable pads. Here’s how they stack up. Credit...Naomi Anderson-Subryan Supported by By Elizabeth Anne Brown Menstruation may sometimes fill us with dread, ...

Before her 7:25 a.m. class, Chalisa Budhai is sometimes so groggy she forgets to pack an important item that can disrupt her day at a moment’s notice: menstrual products. In a pinch, the 21-year-old ...

Female hygiene products such as pads and tampons are taxed as a luxury when really they are a necessity to all women. The tax needs to be eliminated so we can end period poverty. A menstrual cycle is ...

Period underwear offers a reusable and comfortable alternative to traditional menstrual products. Learn how to choose the safest options, and what to know about cost, comfort, and health. Period ...

AROUND APRIL OR MAY. A BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE HIGHLIGHTS A COMMON NEED AMONG STUDENTS IN NEBRASKA. IT WOULD REQUIRE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE -- PRODUCTS IN BATHROOMS. LAWMAKERS HEARD OVERWHELMING SUPPORT ...