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Over two dozen abortion-rights supporters attend a rally outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 23, 2023. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled to uphold a law banning most abortions except those in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. James Pollard/AP hide caption toggle caption James Pollard/AP Over two dozen abortion-rights …
I am a heterosexual woman who just turned 70. I have never been able to give myself pleasure or masturbate to achieve orgasm. I am perplexed as to why this is. I have always been able to climax through penetration during intercourse and often experience multiple orgasms that are very intense and satisfying, but …
How common is it? In the United States, there are an average of seven human cases per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 80 percent of those cases are the bubonic form of the disease. The disease is most common in rural, Western areas, especially in parts of …
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved iloprost injection (Aurlumyn, Eicos Sciences Inc.) for the treatment of severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk for finger or toe amputation. The approval was based on a randomized, open-label trial of 47 adults (mean age, 33.1 years) with severe frostbite. The patients were …
Nearly all medication abortions obtained via telehealth, whether via video or secure text messaging, were completed without further intervention and without adverse events, the prospective CHAT study found. Among over 6,000 abortions, 97.7% (95% CI 97.2-98.1) were completed without further intervention, and the completion rate was similar for patients who had video calls (98.3%) …
Experts, including psychologists who specialize in body image, agree — making comments on someone’s appearance can be harmful, even if you think you have good intentions. Since you may not know what someone is going through, making comments about a person’s body, whether it’s the size, shape, or just about anything else, is not …
I love a good Sunday afternoon braise, when I have hours to turn a tough cut of meat into a dish that is sublimely tender with a luscious sauce to boot. But braising has range. The cooking technique can be applied to various cuts of meat and many different vegetables. It can also be …
His campaign for President was brief, but Tom Vilsack is one of longest serving Secretaries of Agriculture in U.S. history. He held the post for the 8-year Obama Administration, and he’s close to another four with Biden-Harris. Whether or not there’s another term this time, there are signs that the former Governor of Iowa …
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