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Gays Beat Straights When It Comes To Keeping Their Special Friends Healthy, Study Says
A new study on “health work” in relationships shows that women take care of their men, women take care of their women, and men take care of their men. In other words, gay people are the best.
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5 DIY Wellness Recipes for Your Next Sick Day
Goes well with Netflix marathons and pajama pants.
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“Mother Blaming” Is Bad Journalism, Shaky Science
The cumulative effect of media coverage on pregnancy paints a pretty warped picture: that pregnant people are the number one health threat to their future children.
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It’s A Brave New World of Obamacare, Here’s How To Live In It
Should you get Obamacare or insurance through your employer? Are you eligible for Medicaid? What does the ACA mean for trans* people? Find out all this and more!
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Science Says It’s Time for Real Talk About Lesbians and Pap Smears
This study from University of Maryland tells us that 38% of lesbians aren’t being regularly screened for cervical cancer.
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An Illustrated Guide To Giving Away Your Blood
Lose your blood donation virginity!
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What the Affordable Care Act Means for Women
Beginning August 1st, insurance companies are going to be so much nicer about your body and all of the monies you have to spend to keep it healthy and happy and baby-free.
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Where Were They While She Was Getting High?
Surprise! A new survey indicates that LGBT people “experience higher rates of substance use and abuse.”
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I Wanna Ride My Bicycle
And the Alliance for Biking and Walking wants me to, too.
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Georgia Teaches Us How Not to Combat Childhood Obesity
Georgia’s new anti-childhood-obesity campaign uses stigma and guilt as its main players — what’s wrong with this picture?
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Health Care: Hard for LGBT People, Hardest for LGBT Old People
Despite some recent improvements, doctors still don’t know what do to with gay and trans people. And it gets worse as you age.
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Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana, Are Really Stressed Out
For the first time ever, a majority of Americans support legalizing pot. What are you, ON DOPE?!!
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Medical Schools Not So Great At Teaching About Gay People
“The disappointing results of the survey of 150 programs found that on average med schools teach about five hours of LGBT related content, and some even reported teaching absolutely none.”
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LGBTQ Health: NYC Doctors Will Be Trained to Stop Assuming You Have a Boyfriend
The “To Treat Me, You Have to Know Who I Am” program will teach healthcare professionals how to deal with LGBTQ patients. How does your doctor do?
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You Should Be More Aware of LGBT Health, Just Like the Government Is
Are you gay? If so, chances are significantly higher that you’re unhealthy in a number of ways. We had a whole week about it!
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Institute of Medicine Says Your Medical Records Should Be As Gay As You Are
What if medical records and health research included whether patients were gay, so there was data on our health? What then?
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Britain To Change Gay Male Blood Donation Policy To Slightly Different Version Of The Same Policy
“It’s supremely bloody homophobic, extremely discriminatory and potentially dangerous for thousands of patients in need of transfusions. The inequality has just got worse, not better.”
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Let’s Not Be Shy: How to Feel Better About Talking to Other Humans
“When you’re feeling shy, it’s easy to think that everyone else is a total master of social interaction whose life is basically a neverending parade of back-slapping and bonhomie. But, about 40% of people say they’re shy.”