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Why is abortion health care

WEBTiffany, whose name we have changed, is an extreme example. In conversations around abortion rights, such extreme examples often come up as to why …

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Introducing Well, Now—a Different Kind of Wellness Podcast …

WEBJan 10, 20245:30 AM. Illustration by Slate. Slate is taking on health and wellness in a new podcast debuting Wednesday. Well, Now, a show that cuts through the noise in the …

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Using intelligence tests for special-ed placement: Why do so many

WEBAdvertisement. School psychologists “had very few tools in the beginning,” said Mary Zortman Cohen, who retired last June after working for 34 years as a school …

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Mifepristone at Supreme Court: National abortion ban threat …

WEBOver the next 23 years, the FDA loosened these rules, concluding—based on extensive studies—that they did not improve health outcomes for patients. Today, in …

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The anti-abortion endgame Erin Hawley admitted to the Supreme …

WEBBut in court, they went much further. Their lawyer, Erin Hawley, admitted at oral argument that her clients don’t merely oppose terminating a pregnancy—they are …

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What It Actually Means to Listen to Detransitioners

WEB“Listen to detransitioners” has been a frequent refrain from both the right and segments of the left that are highly skeptical of health care that helps people transition.

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Trans youth health care and media: What to understand about …

WEBHere are some things we know about gender-affirming health care: We know that the number of young patients being seen by gender clinics has increased, and that …

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Life expectancy history: Public health and medical advances that …

WEBLife expectancy doubled in the past 150 years. Here’s why. By Laura Helmuth. Sept 05, 20135:18 AM. Fresh air was a part of the regimen to battle tuberculosis. Above, patients …

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What is “bigorexia”

WEBEpisode Notes. Eating disorders are one of the most deadly psychiatric disorders. But for decades, much of the criteria to diagnose one applied only to …

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High tech medicine can’t cure health care bias

WEBAs artificial Intelligence gets used in more medical processes, there’s a concern that unconscious bias built into the tech could be deadly.

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Transgender youth: Here’s what the data says about regret rates.

WEBIf more people choose to transition, then more people, in total, will regret it. If the number of people transitioning goes from (to use arbitrary numbers) 1,000 to …

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How College Sports Can Better Protect Athletes’ Mental Health

WEBTo address those struggles, we need more and better resources: well-organized mental health care models; access to care; significantly lower ratios of …

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What do "stable," "critical," and other medical conditions mean

WEBCritical: Vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. The term “vital signs” means indicators such as …

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How IBM’s Watson went from the future of health care to sold off …

WEBRecently, Watson Health was, essentially, sold for parts: Francisco Partners, a private equity firm, bought some of Watson’s data and analytics products for what …

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How Menthol Cigarettes Became Black Americans’ Preferred Smoke

WEBMenthol is the “ultimate candy flavor,” said Phillip Gardiner, a public health researcher and activist. “It helps the poison go down easier. “The number one killer of …

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Healthcare.gov and Obamacare: Not one and the same.

WEBLike [Sen. Bob] Menendez, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) was looking beyond the Web site and its early woes and fixes — but in a very different way. “Website is …

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Height and longevity: The research is clear—being tall is …

WEBThe longer the legs, the earlier the grave. Last week, a team of researchers led by Geoffrey Kabat of Albert Einstein College of Medicine published a study showing …

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Student loan advice: I could make all my student loan debt vanish.

WEBPay Dirt. I Could Make All My Student Loan Debt Vanish Right Now. But It Might Backfire. Advice by Kristin Wong. March 28, 20246:00 AM. Photo illustration by …

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How to Finally Outrun Trump’s Efforts to Outrun the Law

WEBIssues can and do break through. There is good reason to believe that threats to women’s reproductive rights, IVF bans, and denial of basic health care are salient …

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How Long Will Biden Likely Live

WEBHappy Birthday, Mr. President. Based on the human mortality database from the U.S., men who have recently turned 80 might have a life expectancy of 8.7 more …

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Time off work for therapy: How to ask your boss.

WEBIn the case of therapy, this most commonly would mean allowing you to schedule work around your therapy appointments. If your boss pushes back on your …

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So, Should You Trust Andrew Huberman

WEBHealth anxiety seems to be at an all-time high. Enter Andrew Huberman. He has a Ph.D. in neuroscience, with research expertise in optic nerve signaling. His wildly …

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Why Netanyahu really canceled his visit to Washington.

WEBMarch 26, 20246:05 PM. Leo Correa/Getty Images. U.S.–Israel relations have hit an all-time low, and the main cause is the refusal of Prime Minister Benjamin …

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Can Your Dog Live Longer With a Pill

WEBDavid Sinclair, a longevity researcher, is a co-founder of the dog supplement manufacturing company Animal Bioscience, which claims to help with those goals. Sold …

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Why RFK Jr. Picked This Particular Rich Rando as His VP

WEBShanahan is a different choice from most of the others floated—with less political experience than Gabbard, Brown, and Ventura (the former Minnesota governor) …

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