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Another case for paid family leave: Newborns’ brain development
It’s yet another way the nation’s patchwork approach on family policy reinforces and perpetuates inequities.
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Tina Tchen steps down from Time's Up
Tchen's departure comes after a report on how leaders of the advocacy organization worked with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s team on responding to harassment claims.
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Women of color and LGBTQ+ people are taking on the invisible work of the vaccination effort
After 17 months of compounding trauma, the same people who have been most affected by the pandemic — women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people — are taking on one last burden: the vaccination effort.
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Could an HIV vaccine be better received by parents than Gardasil was?
The HPV vaccine's bumpy rollout in 2006 carries a cautionary tale about messaging for parents.
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Getting pregnant people vaccinated is one of the nation’s biggest health challenges
Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant people have gotten a COVID shot. It’s not yet clear if the government’s steps to encourage vaccination will move the needle.
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How Texas politicians have tried to ban abortion 'by any means necessary’
When anti-abortion laws built around the premise of women’s health failed in court, legislators turned their focus to personhood and the fetus.
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The FDA approved Pfizer’s vaccine. What does that mean for kids under 12?
The White House’s COVID-19 task force explains the recommendation on boosters and urges caution on off-label vaccines for young children.
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On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through ‘enforcement gap’
A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines.
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How one company helped parents get 21 gallons of breast milk back from the Tokyo Olympics
Milk Stork became a key service for staff at the Olympic Games who couldn’t bring their nursing babies to Tokyo. Now, it plans to do the same for the Paralympics.
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