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healthcare

Doctors Are Still Putting Us at Risk of Superbugs with Too Many Antibiotics

Doctors are prescribing antiobiotics in situations where they aren’t needed or for unclear reasons, when there is a very clear downside to doing so.
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Harron Walker
12.11.19
body

No, Trans Activists Didn't Force a Period Brand to Change Its Packaging

If only this obscenely small marginalized group had that kind of power!
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Harron Walker
10.23.19
relationships

Intimate Partner Violence Is More Common Than You Think

A brutal attack in Tennessee serves as a grim reminder of how commonplace such violence is in the United States.
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Harron Walker
10.11.19
Dating

Just Break Up With People, You Heartless Cowards!!!!

Don't "ghost" or "fizz" or whatever cute term we're currently using to describe avoiding a necessary human conversation.
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Harron Walker
10.10.19
mind

Workplace Discrimination Is a Major Mental Health Issue for LGBTQ People

A trio of cases concerning LGBTQ employment rights are heading to the Supreme Court this week. Workers' livelihoods—and actual lives—are on the line.
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Harron Walker
10.8.19
healthcare

Congrats to Big Pharma on Finding a New Way to Profit Off of HIV Prevention

Gilead, the company that makes Truvada, just got FDA approval for Descovy, another form of PrEP. It costs nearly $1,800 a month without insurance coverage.
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Harron Walker
10.4.19
Fitness

Bodybuilding Is Cashing in on All the Women Doing Squats at the Gym

One of the biggest amateur competitions in the world will feature a "wellness division" that focuses on the lower body.
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Harron Walker
10.3.19
body

Yes, Men Get Breast Cancer

Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, shared his diagnosis in an interview with "Good Morning America" to shed light on a rare, but very real, health risk lots of men face.
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Harron Walker
10.2.19
health wellness

Measles Are the Hot New Wellness Trend Sweeping America

Choosy parents are choosing not to vaccinate, and the results are really showing!
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Harron Walker
10.1.19
wellness

Someone Scammed a Famous Person by Telling Her Electricity Is Bad

EMF detectors are one of Miranda Kerr's wellness "musts," but they're really not necessary.
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Harron Walker
9.25.19
body

How Many Times a Week Should You Be Pooping?

Will Smith recently said he "can go three days without it"—it being pooping. Is that in any way OK???
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Harron Walker
9.24.19
healthcare

What a New Famous Face Could Mean for People Living with HIV

“We're here with [Jonathan Van Ness], and we welcome him if he wants to get involved.”
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Harron Walker
9.23.19
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