I want to talk about my IUD. I promise it's not going to be a lot of "TMI" stuff -- it's not my practice to talk publicly about my sex life, my health, my...
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and New York City’s Human Rights Commission, have made it a violation not to serve pregnant women alcohol in bars. If that's what they want, of course.
The new set...
The American Diabetes Association has just published a peer-reviewed article?stating that in the first six months of 2013 and 2014, an additional 400,000 patients were diagnosed with diabetes within the states where Medicaid was expanded...
You may not know this, but May is a special month. It is Mental Health Awareness Month. We need this whole month to raise awareness of these diseases. It is 2016, and we are still...
The "Pro-Life" movement is working fiercely to make abortions illegal once and for all. The Republican lawmakers just keep on passing new ways to make it difficult for women to get the help they need.
According to...
Last summer, I told you about Farid Fata, a cancer specialist from the Detroit area who is the admitted mastermind of what may be the most outrageous health care fraud in American history. Fata subjected...
A PhD says that this is the biggest health problem faced by LGBT populations, but the reality often gets overshadowed by suicide and HIV prevention,.
The recent tragic death of the legendary Robin Williams has brought mental health, and depression in particular, into sharper focus. I think that his death shocked the world into an understanding it may not have...
Tech workers have embraced the ancient practice of fasting in an effort to boost their health and mental clarity. The catalyst is an online group called WeFa.st made up largely of tech workers and startup...
This election season has been unlike any other. This isn't just simple bickering over policies. A dangerous man is trying to weasel his way into the office of POTUS. He is dangerous, bigoted, and volatile....
While a large number of Americans are struggling with just getting themselves into the gym, an Illinois woman experienced a complete fitness transformation and crushed a record for deadlifting in her age group thanks to her training.
The shocking part?...
Diet books aren't a new fad. They've been around for ages. Though the specific methods have changed drastically, the intent stated in all of them is the same: to be a trimmer, healthier human being....
Karma is a lovely thing. For instance, had Martin "Pharma Bro" Shkreli not been brazen enough to gouge the prices of not one, but two critical drugs, we would have never known that he was...
Anxiety disorders are the most common?psychiatric disorders in the U.S., with 19 million adults affected. The psychological and physical (yes, physical) symptoms can be devastating and can affect every aspect of a person's life. Here...
Anxiety can really hurt.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA):
“Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States aged 18 and...
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A Reddit user planning to get an abortion in a week's time has written an open letter to her unborn child and posted it on Reddit.
The user, scaredthrowingaway, started her letter calling her...
These days women’s bodies are a battlefield. From legislation about abortion to the threat of defunding Planned Parenthood it seems like women can’t catch a break. That’s where Bloody Marys come in. We’re not talking...
Dana Falsetti was in college, overweight and unhappy, dealing with anxiety and binge-eating. She ended up losing 70 lbs, but she still found that she was still dealing with many of the negative emotions she...
