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Johnson & Johnson Shot Pause Shocking Americans, but What Does it Mean for Vaccine Rollout and for Those who Already got the Vaccine?
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(General)
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... 2020 study by EClinical Medicine by The Lancet, 20 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 developed a blood clot, and the number increased to 31 percent if the patients were administered to the ...
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Created on 13 April 2021
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10 Timely, Empowering Books to Read During Women's History Mont
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(Books)
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... Stacey Abrams’ encouraging work with Georgia voters turned the state blue. Dolly Parton contributed to funding the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and later “got a dose of her own medicine” and dropped a vaccine-inspired ...
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Created on 08 March 2021
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For Vegans, The Birth Control Pill Can Be Hard To Swallow
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(Sex)
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Some say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, but the use of milk sugar (lactose) and other animal products in birth control pills may be hard for animal lovers to swallow. While eliminating ...
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Created on 08 February 2021
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Joe Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary, A Historical First For The Transgender Community
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(Feminism)
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... Hershey Eating Disorders Program and teaching as a professor at the Penn State College of Medicine. When Levine began her career in medicine, she worked at the prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital in New York ...
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Created on 19 January 2021
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Got Maskne? An Expert Shares Tips on How to Deal With Pandemic Pimples
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(Living)
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... up on veggies, cutting down on dairy, and nixing greasy and spicy foods. “Because Chinese medicine looks at acne as a manifestation of toxic heat, you want to be focusing on cooling foods like watermelon, ...
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Created on 08 January 2021
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Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
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(Living)
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... stabilization. I felt like weed was my special medicine for something no one could explain, and any concern my family or friends felt about my use was short-sighted and old fashioned.
As I write this, ...
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Created on 18 December 2020
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How Women And YA Are Changing The World Of Comics
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(Books)
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... of science. Swamp Thing focuses a lot more on botany and biology, while Beast Boy has more of a focus on zoology. The books unite science and medicine with magic and character development. They are inclusive ...
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Created on 12 November 2020
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Petra De Sutter Is The Highest Ranking Transgender Government Official in Europe
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(Living)
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... Service.
In addition, De Sutter is a professor at the University of Ghent where she specializes in fertility and runs the Department of Reproductive Medicine. She is known to be an outspoken advocate ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Aya Cash On Horror, Humor, And Feminism In "Scare Me
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(Movies)
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... campy humor to call out the film’s major themes. Cash says that this comedy is the “spoonful of sugar” that helps the medicine of social commentary go down. “Comedy is like how you can sprinkle a little ...
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Created on 01 October 2020
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Why We Need Black Women's Breastfeeding Wee
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(Feminism)
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Breastfeeding is one of the best preventative natural medicines: it has the power to reduce the risk of respiratory infections, Type II diabetes, and asthma, and provides many other health benefits. ...
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Created on 27 August 2020
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Cher Wants To Volunteer For The Post Office
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(Entertainment)
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... voting (unless it’s in Florida, where he’s voting by mail.) But the post office is so much more than mail-in voting; it’s how people get checks, medicine, and letters. The dismantling of the USPS should ...
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Created on 20 August 2020
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An FDA-Approved Nasal Spray Could Help Treat Depression
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(Living)
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... “the availability of a medicine that can begin providing relief within a day is potentially life-changing,” says Theresa Nguyen, chief program officer for Mental Health America. For people who have found ...
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Created on 10 August 2020
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Women Doctors Are Posing In Swimsuits Under #MedBikini And It's Pretty Awesom
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(Feminism)
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... curtain at how behind and backwards the culture in medicine is. Here's a picture of me after finishing my leading Research Thesis on Emergency Vehicle Trauma. Doctors are people too #MedBikini pic.twitter.com/A4zrSYEFNo ...
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Created on 24 July 2020
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Biotech Queen Kavya Kopparapu Is About To Become Your New Hero
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(Living)
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... introduced to the intersection of medicine and technology by a group of women scientists who came to her elementary school in Northern Virginia, Kopparapu was inspired to make her own breakthrough discoveries. ...
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Created on 24 July 2020
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Herbalist And Activist Loba Talks Dismantling Oppressive Systems Through Radical Gardening And Herbal Healing
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(Living)
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... on growing your own gardens, making herbal medicines based on certain plants, and also centering food and land justice.
“Even before the pandemic, I have always engaged with community herbalism, figuring ...
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Created on 23 July 2020
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These Women Comedians' Responses to the Pandemic Offer Some Much Needed Laughter
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(Entertainment)
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... only knows how long with anxiety at an all time high, a little making-fun of the situation we’ve all found ourselves in is much needed. Laughter really is the best medicine, and these women have found ...
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Created on 15 May 2020
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Meet Dr. Rachel Levine, The Doctor Leading the Coronavirus Response in Pennsylvania
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(Feminism)
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... reassuring force to look towards for the people of Pennsylvania.
Formerly in pediatrics and adolescent medicine at New York City’s Mount Sinai hospital, Dr. Levine has cited that her main priorities ...
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Created on 17 April 2020
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Miss England 2019 Returns To Practicing Medicine During Pandemic
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(Living)
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... in respiratory medicine. Since winning her title, Mukherjee quickly began humanitarian efforts and had been welcomed by various organizations to be an ambassador. She spoke with CNN, telling the outlet ...
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Created on 09 April 2020
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This Is What Happens When Women Are In Power During A Crisis
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(Feminism)
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... the health-care and medicine field, to everyday women like the wee Scottish Granny who stole our hearts on Twitter last weekend, at a moment where some are understandably losing faith, women once again ...
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Created on 06 April 2020
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Need a Mask? These Women Are Grabbing Bras Instead
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(Living)
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... #bros, #bras, while you’re spring cleaning consider reusing materials at home for #masks • If you have the means to make masks please check out @masks4medicine ?? . . . Kudos to @e_demps & the other Earth ...
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Created on 27 March 2020