Health
The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs
[ad_1] At six months pregnant, Sonja Lee Finnegan flew from Switzerland to France to buy $20,000 worth of drugs from a person she had…
Tag: pregnant women
Health
Pregnancy Can Change Your Shoe Size Forever
[ad_1] One night in July, a few weeks after my son was born, I lay awake, desperately scrolling through photos of injured feet. The…
Health
A Modest Proposal to Save Mothers’ Lives
[ad_1] At the busy county hospital where I did my medical residency, we cared for patients with every imaginable problem. But one part of…
Health
We Can Finally Do Something About the Third ‘Tripledemic’ Virus
[ad_1] Every fall, when the air turns chilly and the leaves red, pediatric ICUs begin preparing for the onslaught of the virus known as…
Health
A Genetic Snapshot Could Predict Preterm Birth
[ad_1] This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine. For expectant parents, pregnancy can be a time filled with joyful anticipation: hearing the beating…
Politics
Abortion Could Matter Even More in 2024
[ad_1] Last month, during a meeting of Democrats in rural southwestern Iowa, a man raised his hand. “What are three noncontroversial issues that Democrats…
Health
The Pregnancy Risk That Doctors Won’t Mention
[ad_1] The nonexhaustive list of things women are told to avoid while pregnant includes cat litter, alfalfa sprouts, deli meat, runny egg yolks, pet…
Politics
The Moral Case Against Euphemism
[ad_1] The Sierra Club’s Equity Language Guide discourages using the words stand, Americans, blind, and crazy. The first two fail at inclusion, because not…
Health
Please Don’t Call My Cervix Incompetent
[ad_1] If you haven’t been pregnant, you’d be forgiven for thinking the language of pregnancy is all baby bumps, bundles of joy, and comparisons…
Health
Expiration Dates Are Meaningless
[ad_1] For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major purge. The good stuff is the first to go: the mashed potatoes,…