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Let Iowa Be A Warning About What Defunding Planned Parenthood Really Means
Lauren Holter
Jun 29, 2017
Wellness
A Musician With ALS Shares What The Healthcare Reform Would Mean For Him
Kimberly Truong
Jun 29, 2017
Wellness
Study: More Breast Cancers Have Been Diagnosed Under The Affordable Care Act
Madison Medeiros
Jun 29, 2017
Politics
The Senate Healthcare Bill Is Even More Unpopular Than The House ...
Both healthcare bills would result in millions of people losing insurance by 2026, and the majority of Americans don't approve.
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Lauren Holter
Wellness
This Company Will Send A Vibrator To Your Congressperson To Prote...
What if you could send sex toys to people who would probably be appalled by them while also supporting an organization who provides important services in t
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Britni de la Cretaz
Wellness
Scientists Are Working Toward A No-Needle Way To Get The Flu Vaccine
If the thought of needles is enough to put you off getting a flu shot, you're in luck. Researchers have begun testing out a needle-free flu vaccine pa
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Kimberly Truong
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Strong Opinions
Why We Need Reproductive Rights For #GettingTo5050
Reproductive healthcare, including access to abortion, is crucial for women's equality. Here's why.
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Anne Bailey
Wellness
What’s The Difference Between An Ophthalmologist & Optometrist?
Getting contact lenses or prescription glasses online is as easy as ordering takeout these days. But, unlike the burrito you can summon to your door with m
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
The Trans Community's Overlooked Struggle For Basic Healthcare
From Laverne Cox to Caitlyn Jenner, trans voices are leading today's fight for LGBTQ visibility. Though the past few years have marked incredible prog
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Rachel Selvin
Strong Opinions
It's Time For Senate Republicans To Release Their Secret Healthca...
Republicans in Congress have a new strategy for passing unpopular, dangerous legislation: keeping it a secret.
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Lauren Holter
Anxiety
When Should You Get Help For Your Symptom-Googling Habit?
Who among us can legitimately say they haven't stayed up way too late diagnosing themselves with an illness there's virtually no chance they actu
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Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
The American Medical Association Just Made A Big Decision For Tra...
Transgender people in America and elsewhere in the world still face health disparities often tied to stigma and discrimination. However, a new move from th
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Kimberly Truong
Wellness
Women Dressed As Handmaids Protest Anti-Abortion Laws (Again)
Not all heroes wear capes: Some wear cloaks. A group of 16 women arrived at the Ohio Statehouse today dressed as handmaids to protest Senate Bill 145, an a
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Madison Medeiros
Wellness
Surgeons Removed 28 Pounds Of Poop From A Man's Body
Doctors in Shanghai recently removed 30 inches of a man's colon, because it was filled with about 28 pounds of poop. The man, a 22-year-old who remain
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Kasandra Brabaw
Body
How Giving Birth Is Different When You're Having Twins
Amal Clooney gave birth to twins this week, and we know that Beyoncé's are also imminent. (Or, as internet rumors suggest, they may already be here!)
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Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
Can This Online Sexual Health Clinic Make It Easier To Get Tested...
If you've ever felt anxious about getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection, you're not the only one. But that shouldn't stop you
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Kimberly Truong
Wellness
Colorado Just Made A Big Decision To Help Rape Survivors
Convicted rapists in Colorado may soon be forced to pay for survivors' rape kits, according to Reuters. On Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled th
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Kimberly Truong
Health News
Texas Has An Incredibly High Teen Pregnancy Rate
Despite the fact that it's been proven time and time again that abstinence-only sex education doesn't work, a number of states continue to teach
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Caitlin Flynn
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How To Deal With Allergies
5 Things To Know Before Your First Skin Allergy Test
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Sarah Jacoby
Video
Do Liberals And Conservatives Agree On ANYTHING?
In an effort to burst our liberal bubble, we spoke to a group of conservative women to see if we can agree on anything about the future policies of the US.
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Rachel Selvin
Work & Money
This Female Doctor Wrote A Powerful Letter About Sexism In The Wo...
The numbers are increasing at an excruciatingly slow pace, but there are currently twice as many male doctors as female doctors in the United States. (So,
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Caitlin Flynn
Health News
Weed Plants May Be The Answer To Helping Epileptic Children
Dravet syndrome, a severe form of childhood epilepsy that affects approximately one in 20,000 people, is notoriously difficult to treat. Most patients don&
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Caitlin Flynn
Strong Opinions
Cecile Richards Has Some Choice Words For Trump — & Ivanka
They're making it harder to prevent an unintended pregnancy, harder to have a healthy pregnancy, and harder to raise children in a healthy way. This is jus
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Amelia Harnish
Politics
Here's What Analysis Of The GOP Healthcare Bill Tells Us
The American Health Care Act's CBO score was finally released on Wednesday, after the House passed the bill without the analysis.
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Lauren Holter
US News
We Already Know What Happens When You Defund Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration released its first official budget proposal, and boy, is it unsurprising in its cruelty when it comes to women’s health care. Pr
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Amelia Harnish
Health Trends
What Everyone Should Know About Opioids
In the past 15 years or so, deaths related to heroin and prescription opioids have quadrupled in the U.S., according to the CDC. And opioid addiction is be
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Sarah Jacoby
Politics
This Female Republican Senator Is Pushing Back Against The GOP's ...
After Republicans in the House of Representatives passed their Obamacare replacement bill May 4, the issue went to the Senate, where the party only holds a
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Lauren Holter
Politics
This Woman Perfectly Explains Why Men Pay For Maternity Insurance
Some conservative, male lawmakers have complained that men have to pay for prenatal care in their health insurance plans under Obamacare. While that's
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Lauren Holter
Politics
Trump's Latest Comments Show He Is Blind To What Actually Helps W...
If there's one thing we learned from President Trump's first 100 days in office, it's that he's pretty delusional when it comes to helping women.
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Lauren Holter
Wellness
This Tumblr Shares The Stories Of Those Who Would Be Affected By ...
Less than two weeks ago, the American Health Care Act (which some have been calling Trumpcare) passed in the House of Representatives. Although making it t
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Kasandra Brabaw
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