When “Normal” Lab Results Don’t Match How a Woman Feels
A single test on a single day is a snapshot, not a full history.
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A middle schooler said she was raped. Then she was suspended from classes.
This piece was done in collaboration with Searchlight New Mexico, a philanthropically supported news nonprofit focused on accountability and investigative
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This 80-year-old senator isn’t backing off his support for trans rights
Some Democrats have retreated from their party’s once-broad support for transgender rights. Not Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey. “The demonization of
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How do you figure out if microplastics are affecting pregnancy?
This story was originally published by Science Friday, with the assistance of the Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) Health Journalism
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For families of medically fragile children, a policy change threatens the care they need at home
The Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court earlier this month to vacate its March decision in a longrunning
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117 women learned their jail strip searches were recorded. Their outrage changed the law.
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up
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Women Are Aging in Front of a Million Mirrors: How Perimenopause Changes More Than Our Face
The mirror tells only half the story. The other half is happening inside the brain.
Read MoreMurder-suicide among older Americans appears to be rising
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Read MoreRep. LaMonica McIver isn’t just fighting for reelection — she’s fighting for freedom
This column first appeared in The Amendment, a newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get early access to
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Dolly Parton told us who she was, one song at a time
My introduction to Dolly Parton came at 7. My mom, as the lead alto in the church choir, had some
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