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Let’s Talk About Endometriosis

PUBLISHED 3/5/2018 by Pandelis Athanasias

Why are so many women failing to receive a correct diagnosis for a condition which is so common and has such adverse consequences for its sufferers?

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The Fight that Follows Pain and Prejudice

PUBLISHED 2/14/2018 by Carol Head

The time to fight for women with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis—often called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—who have been dismissed and ignored is now. Here’s how.

Pain and Prejudice

PUBLISHED 12/26/2017 by Julie Rehmeyer

Women suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome remain undiagnosed and untreated, for a tangle of reasons with sexism at the core.

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A Woman Who Dared—With ME

PUBLISHED 11/7/2017 by Rivka Solomon

It was late afternoon, and I could barely get my body out of bed. In fact, I had been in bed most of the last few days—or was it weeks? Even with all that rest, my legs were still too weak to stand up.

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The Hidden Assault on Women’s Health

PUBLISHED 8/4/2017 by Amy Newlove Schroeder

Women suffering from chronic, disabling illnesses may be unable to find consistent healthcare or to pay for that care should the ACA be repealed—a dystopic situation we have already experienced.

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I Almost Died Because of Medical Bias—And I’m Not Alone

PUBLISHED 7/21/2017 by Heather Metcalf

What’s missing from the ongoing debates about healthcare policy is how frequently women and members of other marginalized groups face systemic bias in seeking medical care and treatment.

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This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality

PUBLISHED 5/10/2017 by Rivka Solomon

For decades, my mom and I have been a dynamic duo using the arts to creatively fight for women’s rights. And now we are using the arts to fight for my life.

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HIV Will Not Stop Me: Girls Speak Out on World AIDS Day

PUBLISHED 12/1/2015 by Anne Stangl

It’s been 32 years since HIV was first discovered. Since then, it’s fair to say that we have come a long way. Just slightly more than 2 million people were infected with HIV in 2013, down from more than 3.6 million in 1997, the epidemic’s height. Currently, approximately 15 million people are taking anti-retroviral drugs […]

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Eye-Opening Dispatch from “Kingdom of the Sick”

PUBLISHED 4/9/2013 by Paula Kamen

Laurie Edwards is all too familiar with life in the “kingdom of the sick,” which is how cultural critic Susan Sontag famously described the hidden world of chronic illness. From an early age, the 32-year old writer, blogger and mother of a young daughter has spent weeks of her life in the hospital and endured […]

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Women’s Rights Key To Effective Global AIDS Response

PUBLISHED 7/24/2012 by Anushay Hossain

As the XIX International AIDS Conference proceeds in Washington, D.C., this week, its pertinent to note that a new report by the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, an independent body of former world leaders and top legal, human rights and HIV experts, has labeled the global response to the AIDS epidemic as “stifled” by various […]

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