health care
A Woman Was Turned Away From the Hospital After She Was Raped
She said she was told to return the following day and avoid showering, changing, or using the bathroom to preserve evidence of the assault.
Counterfeit Medications Are Taking Over the Internet. Here’s How to Spot Them.
Here's what you need to know about fraudulent online pharmaceuticals.
Amazon Just Bought Your One Medical Doctor
The retail giant is getting serious about entering the health care industry by paying $3.9 billion to acquire the boutique health care provider.
What It's Actually Like to Have Monkeypox
“My first lesions were on my bum, and those were the most painful ones. I couldn't even sit down.”
Inside the Rural Psychiatric Hospital Staff Call a ‘21st Century Asylum’
“A lot of our patients walk out of there even more traumatized than before they got in there.”
Starbucks Is Threatening Trans Employees’ Healthcare, Union Says
“I think the company realizes that we as trans partners feel particularly vulnerable at this time,” one worker said.
The Constant Loneliness of Navigating Infertility as a Black Man
In my conversations with other Black men struggling to become biological parents, the message was clear: We do not talk about this sort of thing.
Doctors Who Care for Trans Kids Are Being Targeted, Protested, and Harassed
“Never did I think as a pediatrician that I was gonna be doing work that was controversial to this degree, to the degree that would garner personal threats.”
Please Do Not Just Go Get Omicron
For vaccinated and otherwise healthy people, it may seem tempting to live a normal life and get Omicron over with. Here are some reasons why you shouldn't.
Why Deadly Abortions Keep Killing Women in Pakistan
Abortions are still largely taboo in Pakistan. But that doesn't mean people aren't trying to get them—and some are even dying as a result.
A Beginner's Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Look into how your medication might interact. Get ready to interview your doctors. Go as slow or as fast as you want.
Arkansas Just Became the First State to Ban Health Care for Trans Kids
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said earlier this week he’d veto a bill that would deny health care to trans young people, but he’s been overruled.