Women’s Health

Global Disabilities Map Visualizes the Strength and Power of Millions of Athletes Around the World
Women’s Health

Global Disabilities Map Visualizes the Strength and Power of Millions of Athletes Around the World

By Sarah Hillyer, University of Tennessee and Carolyn Spellings, University of TennesseeWhen the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into...

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Don’t Have to Rule Your Life
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Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Don’t Have to Rule Your Life

It was 1988 and I was just finishing my second year of college when the symptoms started. I knew this...

Ending the Stigma Around Cancers Caused by HPV
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Ending the Stigma Around Cancers Caused by HPV

Reviewed by: Dr. Carole FakhryIt's not uncommon for celebrities to go public with a cancer diagnosis, but Michael Douglas wasn't...

Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care
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Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care

By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health NewsWilma Mayfield used to visit a senior center in Durham, North Carolina, four days a...

Options for Breast Reconstruction
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Options for Breast Reconstruction

You and your doctors have decided that the right treatment for your breast cancer is a mastectomy. But then comes...

Sex, Fertility and Breast Cancer
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Sex, Fertility and Breast Cancer

Between surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, stress, fear and exhaustion, sex may be the last thing on your mind. In fact, you...

Staying Hopeful After 5 Recurrences of Cancer
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Staying Hopeful After 5 Recurrences of Cancer

In fall 2008, I had just started back as a middle school math teacher at a new school. I was...

Black Women Are Getting HIV at Alarming Rates
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Black Women Are Getting HIV at Alarming Rates

December 1 is #WorldAIDSDay.One year after being diagnosed with HIV, LáDeia Joyce threw a party.Family, friends and colleagues gathered for...

Your Brain’s Built-in Biases Insulate Your Beliefs From Contradictory Facts
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Your Brain’s Built-in Biases Insulate Your Beliefs From Contradictory Facts

By Jay Maddock, Texas A&M UniversityA rumor started circulating back in 2008 that Barack Obama was not born in the...

Weight Loss: More than Numbers on a Scale
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Weight Loss: More than Numbers on a Scale

What makes a weight loss plan successful is different for every person; for Ashley it was a personalized program that...

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