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    Deny, Attack, Blame: The Prosecution of Women Reporting Rape - 1 year(s) ago

    DARVO is an acronym—Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. It was first identified by trauma researcher Jennifer Freyd in the late 90s, who noticed sex offenders tend to respond with

    Source: Ms. Magazine
    Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest Headlines
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      DrsMeena

      A gentle reminder: most women do not report assault or rape-the cost of doing so is too high, by police & society who say "they're a good guy; they've never hurt me." But the vast majority of women are telling the truth. #BelieveSurvivors https://t.co/lgnzNo2ook @msmagazine

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    The Senate Must Prioritize Pregnant Workers and Moms Like Me During the Lame-Duck Session - 2 year(s) ago

    In 2019, I was working as a cashier for a large grocery store chain in Louisiana when I became pregnant with my second child. When the store’s management found out about my restrictions, they pushed me out of my job. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would close a legal loophole in the landmark Pregnancy Discrimination Act by ensuring that all employers provide pregnant and postpartum workers…

    Source: Ms. Magazine
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pediatrics
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      ZEROTOTHREE

      "It was devastating to lose my paycheck with a baby on the way." Denizer Carter shares her story of being forced off her cashier job while pregnant, calling for @SenSchumer to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, before it's too late. https://t.co/OP2r7xbap9

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    The Pregnancy Test: Cancer Treatment in a Post-Roe America - 2 year(s) ago

    On the morning of May 2, hours before the leaked Supreme Court draft striking down Roe v. Wade, I sat waiting for an infusion of Herceptin, an essential drug I was prescribed when diagnosed with breast cancer. Herceptin has saved countless women’s lives since 1990, but it can cause fetal harm. I was denied medical care until I could prove I wasn’t pregnant. Where was my agency in this situation?…

    Source: Ms. Magazine
    Categories: Hem/Oncs, Latest Headlines
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      Vchang_lab

      My dear friend wrote about being a patient with cancer in a post-roe America. The Pregnancy Test: Cancer Treatment in a Post-Roe America https://t.co/bcGCukXASQ via @msmagazine

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    Why the Fall of Roe Means You Might Not Be Able To Get Pregnant - 2 year(s) ago

    Almost 2 percent of babies born in the United States are the result of fertility treatments together referred to as assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court threatens the ability to access the treatments people need to build their families, such as ART.

    Source: Ms. Magazine
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      FutureDocs

      OUR NEW OPED on why fall of Roe means you might not be able to get pregnant with @arghavan_salles As a decade long IVF veteran, I know IVF success depends on abortion access This is just 1 of MANY reasons #AbortionIsHealthcare 🙏🏽 @roxyszal @MsMagazine https://t.co/w6QNvxqUo7 https://t.co/enbvGSk7SZ

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    Dr. Tina Hernandez-Boussard: Data Science as a Path to Inclusivity and Diversity in Medicine - 2 year(s) ago

    For Tina Hernandez-Boussard, solving the inequities within our healthcare system is only possible when we ensure that the people who collect, analyze and interpret data to make decisions, are as diverse as those who will be affected by those decisions.

    Source: Ms. Magazine
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      SCIDirector

      SCI member Tina Hernandez-Boussard states that one of the greatest challenges for #datascience is also its greatest opportunity: creating datasets that include populations & perspectives traditionally excluded from medicine & research. https://t.co/aMbWgFPmmF #datadiversity

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    Parental Leave: The Time for Change Was Yesterday - 2 year(s) ago

    After giving birth, new moms are faced with the struggle of balancing the physical needs of their recovering bodies, emotional needs of being a new mother and the financial needs of returning to work. With one in four women returning to work just two weeks after delivery, it is past time for the U.S. to prioritize paid parental leave. Taking care of mothers, who make up 57 percent of our…

    Source: Ms. Magazine
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      KMirza

      Continually proud of the amazing @sarahanifmirza Parental Leave: The Time for Change Was Yesterday https://t.co/NXUuB9rO8p via @msmagazine

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    Before Burnout: The Price Women Pay To Have It All - 2 year(s) ago

    ‘How could I, a highly-trained physician, not recognize the symptoms I taught trainees everyday?’Society has convinced women we have to do it all: be successful in the workplace while fulfilling the lion’s share of care work at home. Women overcompensate by outperforming in both their fields and families—but the cost many face to their personal well-being is not worth it. Women must forgo this…

    Source: Ms. Magazine
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      KMirza

      On National Women Physicians Day, if you are to read one thing, make it this #OpEd by the incomparable @sarahanifmirza "Before #Burnout: The Price Women Pay To Have It All" https://t.co/qkqUltIzzG cc: @TheOpEdProject @MsMagazine https://t.co/MiuY0Szvo1

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    Dr. Mom: Female Physicians Need Support in Their Roles - 2 year(s) ago

    It’s clear the medical profession needs women. Patient mortality and hospital readmission rates decrease when women physicians care for them, compared to their male counterparts. But women in medicine need support, especially as they embark on parenting. Among physician parents, women are more likely to be responsible for household tasks and schooling or childcare compared to men during the…

    Source: Ms. Magazine
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      AMarshallMD

      Increased awareness for physician #fertility in @MsMagazine featuring studies and #advocacy efforts by @ShikhaJainMD myself and Dr. A.Trivedi #WomenInMedicine #MedTwitter @AMWADoctors https://t.co/Gx9vob6I3v

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