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A New Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Gel Taps Into "Wellness Culture" Anxiety Over Hormonal Birth Control
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A New Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Gel Taps Into "Wellness Culture" Anxiety Over Hormonal Birth Control

The product, Phexxi, has a similar typical-use effectiveness rate as other contraceptive methods.

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Justice Namaste
PublishedJune 10, 2021
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More Teen Girls Graduate High School When They Have Birth Control Access, Study Shows
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More Teen Girls Graduate High School When They Have Birth Control Access, Study Shows

A new study has found that graduation rates for teen girls tend to go up when they have access to the full range of…

By
Marie Solis
PublishedMay 10, 2021
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Birth Control Is Nearly Impossible to Find in Venezuela
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Birth Control Is Nearly Impossible to Find in Venezuela

Women in Venezuela are having children they don’t want or can’t afford because millions of them can’t access even…

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Marie Solis
PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
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Orangetheory Fitness CEO Peddles Inaccurate Information to Lure Members Back to the Gym
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Orangetheory Fitness CEO Peddles Inaccurate Information to Lure Members Back to the Gym

On the last Friday in August, Dave Long, the CEO of Orangetheory Fitness (OTF), emailed a “pep talk” to members of…

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Shannon Melero
PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
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When Surgeons Fail Their Trans Patients
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When Surgeons Fail Their Trans Patients

These patients’ experiences and their difficulty finding recourse aren’t about one doctor.

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Katelyn Burns
PublishedAugust 19, 2020
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There's No Evidence Vaping Makes Coronavirus Worse
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There's No Evidence Vaping Makes Coronavirus Worse

After weeks of stating that people who vape and have underlying health conditions are at an increased risk of…

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Justice Namaste
PublishedApril 17, 2020
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Stupid Exercise Moves, Ranked

Welcome to that time of the year: when swarms of self-professed out-of-shape people vow to get swole or simply in…

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Clover Hope
PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
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Failing to 'Awaken Opportunities' With Goop-Approved Oracle Cards
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Failing to 'Awaken Opportunities' With Goop-Approved Oracle Cards

Historically, I have turned to various fortune telling rituals in times of uncertainty or when I really, really,…

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Hazel Cills
PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
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Frankie, Relax: A Dog Goes to Reiki
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Frankie, Relax: A Dog Goes to Reiki

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Cynthia, a reiki practitioner, was laying her hands on my dog, an incredibly anxious…

By
Esther Wang
PublishedNovember 22, 2019
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Here's How Not to Talk About the Male Birth Control Pill
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Here's How Not to Talk About the Male Birth Control Pill

Would you like to read an interview with a nice man who has been participating in a long overdue and quite ordinary…

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Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
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Shattering the 'Abortion Reversal' Myth
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Shattering the 'Abortion Reversal' Myth

The other day my patient asked me whether or not the abortion reversal pill was actually effective. She wasn’t…

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Meera Shah
PublishedApril 22, 2019
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I'm an Abortion Provider and It's Time To Tell the Truth About Abortion in Later Pregnancy

New York passed the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) in January, legislation that will safeguard reproductive health…

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Meera Shah
PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
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Everything You Need To Know About HIV and PrEP
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Everything You Need To Know About HIV and PrEP

A few weeks ago, I had a teenaged patient who I’ll call Alex, that came to my health center to get tested for…

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Meera Shah
PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
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This Birth Control App Just Got FDA Approval (But It's Being Investigated for Unintended Pregnancies)

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration gave marketing approval to Natural Cycles, an app that dubs itself…

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Tracy Clark-Flory
PublishedAugust 14, 2018
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