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Too Fat For A Doctor’s Appointment?

If there’s one place I thought we were all treated equally, it was at the doctor’s office. I used to see it as a safe, judgment-free zone. Florida just proved me wrong. Out of 105 obstetrics-gynecology practices polled by the Sun Sentinel, 15 admitted they have set weight cut-offs for new patients, meaning that if you’re ...

Mother’s Day Is Every Day

We shouldn’t need an official report to enlighten us about the situation of mothers around the world. We should already know. It’s all well and good for Save the Children to give us a yearly report of what mothers are facing from the top of Mommyville (Norway) to the pits of it (Afghanistan). People need ...

You’re Healthier Than You Think

People tend to believe the things they hope for the most, and the things they are the most afraid of, which is why many of us are convinced that we will die at an early age from cancer, diabetes or heart failure. Yet the media is full of good news for us hypochondriacs (also known ...

After Sex Gel Reduces HIV Risk

The Future Of Abortion In America

Is abortion a medical procedure? Many doctors believe it is, and that it should be treated like any other service provided to patients. They want it to be available in hospitals and family doctors’ office, and not banished to stand-alone clinics. The New York Times Magazine cover story this week is about the future of ...

Men May Have Man-flu, But Women Are The Biggest Whiners

The Telegraph has claimed that women are “greater hypochondriacs” than men. This is completely misreading the information given by the UK Office of National Statistics. The research showed that “that women are more likely to report illness than men, but are less likely to die from bad health”. Women are not “greater hypochondriacs” simply for ...

Women Get The Short End Of The Thermometer

Women provide most of the world’s healthcare, but their medical needs are constantly being ignored by their societies, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Teenagers and grandmothers are most at risk.

Illegal Abortions Cost Countries Hundreds Of Millions A Year

Unsafe abortions cost the developping world $341 million dollars a year. The study from the Guttmacher Institute found that treating complications from botched abortions is putting strain on countries medical systems. Not to mention the shame these women had to undergo to obtain their abortions.