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Wellness
“I Cried Every Day”: Healthcare Workers Explain Why They’re ...
Molly Longman
Mar 19, 2021
Wellness
My Heart Condition Gave Me Access To The Vaccine. Why Did I Feel So Guilty?
Olivia Harrison
Mar 11, 2021
Wellness
Yes, The COVID “Baby Bust” Is Real — Unless You’re Rich
Natalie Gontcharova
Mar 3, 2021
US News
Cuomo Might Finally Have To Answer For His Nursing Home Deaths Co...
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans — mainly, those not actually living in his state — lauded Governor Andrew Cuomo as a hero an
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Lydia Wang
Wellness
Can Lying On A “Bed Of Nails” Cure My WFH Back Pain?
I know I’m not the only person who has been suffering from terrible back pain since last March. With many of us forced to work from makeshift desks a
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Jessica Morgan
Dedicated Feature
“Will My Partner Feel It?” & 8 Other Common Questions...
Though the pill is still the most commonly prescribed method of birth control, intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are experiencing a historic rise in popularit
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Emma Banks
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Health Care
No, It’s Not Too Late To Get A Flu Shot
Time can be so slippery — especially this year. One minute, you’re unpacking your fall sweaters and making a mental note to get the flu shot. And t
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Molly Longman
Tech
Inject It Into My Veins: Why I’m Obsessed With Watching Nur...
This year has brought with it a lot of amazing internet content — a good thing considering most of us have had to live our lives entirely online. In 2020
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Olivia Harrison
Dedicated Feature
Here’s What It’s Really Like To Confront The Realitie...
Before she’d reached age 35, Cara* had endured tumor-removal surgery, chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery. “When you&
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R29 Editors
Workout Clothes
7 Running Gloves That’ll Make Your Cold-Weather Workouts Be...
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Cory Stieg
Cancerland
Many Women Find Their Own Breast Cancer. Here’s How To Check Your...
Three years ago, Allie Brudner was taking a shower when she noticed a lump in her left breast. “I brushed it off,” she remembers. “It was a crazy tim
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Molly Longman
Mind
I Did Everything Right But I Still Had A Mental Health Relapse
They say admitting you need help is the first step to recovery. But what if you’ve already recovered? What if you’ve done everything in your po
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Sarah Graham
Coronavirus
When To Get Your Flu Shot In 2020 — Timing Matters
Here’s a sentence you’ll be hearing a lot over the next several months: Get your flu shot. Experts, including top docs such as Anthony Fauci, M
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Molly Longman
Health Care
How Bias In Medical Textbooks Endangers BIPOC
Malone Mukwende’s eyes light up when he talks about why he wants to be a doctor. “Going to medical school came from a place of understanding that medic
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Molly Longman
Vagina
If Your Vagina Itches, This Might Be Why
Whether it’s a mosquito bite or an allergic reaction, itching can be annoying… especially when it’s your vulva or vagina that’s itching. While you
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Erika W. Smith
Unbothered
This Black Cannabis Advocate Is Shifting The Narrative Around Wee...
Solonje Burnett, co-founder of cannabis immersive education and advocacy platform Humble Bloom, is making it her mission to equalize the cannabis industry.
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Venesa Coger
Wellness
What To Do If You’re Feeling Lonely During The Coronavirus
The streets of Brooklyn are eerily quiet, even with increasing spring-like temperatures. The government has declared a national emergency. Citizens are bei
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Susan McPherson
Coronavirus
What It’s Like To Be A Nurse In The Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 is nothing to mess with. From a distance, we’ve seen its brutality and force in the numbers. At least 135,000 have died, and more than two milli
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Molly Longman
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Motherhood
I Went Blind In One Eye Right Before I Gave Birth
I was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with my first baby and except for the insomnia and swollen ankles, my pregnancy didn’t have complications. All of
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Sarah Mihic
Coronavirus
What Coronavirus Feels Like, According To 5 Women
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Molly Longman
Health News
Coronavirus Might Cause A Global Condom Shortage
On top of everything else we’re facing with the coronavirus worldwide pandemic, we’re apparently on the brink of a global condom shortage. The shortage
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Tanya Edwards
Wellness
I Was Put On Bed Rest During My Pregnancy, Then Coronavirus Happened
The day my life was put on hold, I was five-months pregnant and running through the hospital, trying to make it on time for a routine ultrasound. I was boi
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Kristina Rostorotsky
Checking In
What It’s Like For An ER Doc During The Coronavirus Outbreak
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, more and more people are being directly affected by the disease. At least 412,500 people across 168 countries
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Molly Longman
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: How To Walk The Line Between Panic And Denial
“I’m scared,” my six-year-old whispered at bedtime one night last week, tears in his eyes, “about what’s going to happen when I die.” “Wow,?
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Jen Swetzoff
Fitness
Meet The Women Dominating The Wellness World
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Molly Longman
Health News
Please, Do Not Use Titos Vodka To Make DIY Hand Sanitizer
Amid the coronavirus outbreak ensuing widespread panic across the United States, many big (and small) city residents are stocking up on supplies like food,
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Britni de la Cretaz
Fitness
Are Murder Podcasts The Key To Megan Rapinoe’s Success?
Megan Rapinoe has a lot going on. As part of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, she’s officially heading to the 2020 Olympics this summer —&n
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Molly Longman
Digestive Health
Food Poisoning Or Stomach Bug? Here’s How To Tell
Whenever I have stomach issues, I lie and say I have a cold. As How I Met Your Mother once illustrated, if you tell someone you’re having tummy troubles,
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Molly Longman
Health Care
Lawmakers React To Report of Widespread Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams
Medical professionals and legislators are demanding accountability after a report by The New York Times found that medical schools and students were perfor
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Molly Longman
Health Care
Here’s Why You’re Coughing Up Mucus — And How To Make...
A loose, wet cough is the worst. Hacking up mucus is an unpleasant experience in and of itself — and it sounds pretty gnarly to boot. So you’re al
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Molly Longman
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