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Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.
Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.

Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.

In 1946, Marie Nyswander, a recent medical school graduate, joined the U.S. Public Health Service looking for adventure abroad. Instead, they sent her to Lexington, Kentucky’s Narcotic Farm, a prison and rehabilitation facility for people with drug addiction, where therapies included milking cows and basket-making. It was at Lexington that Marie encountered addiction for the first time, and what she saw there disturbed her—and reset her life’s course. [New to the Lost Women of Science? Listen to Episode One of…

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Amplify: Bleeding bad. The silent story of fibroids, anemia and women’s health
Amplify: Bleeding bad. The silent story of fibroids, anemia and women’s health

Amplify: Bleeding bad. The silent story of fibroids, anemia and women’s health

Amber Mac prepares for surgical procedure at Mount Sinai Healthcare facility in Toronto on Monday, March 20.Chris Dick/Handout This is the weekly Amplify e-newsletter, the place you can be motivated and challenged by the voices, thoughts and insights of females at The Globe and Mail, and our contributor community. This week’s publication was penned by Amber Mac, a Tv host, entrepreneur, creator and speaker. For pretty much two and a 50 percent many years, and potentially for a longer time,…

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The story of the Jada for new mothers shows how bias holds back women’s health
The story of the Jada for new mothers shows how bias holds back women’s health

The story of the Jada for new mothers shows how bias holds back women’s health

As she prepared her medical-device startup for a make-or-break clinical trial, one of Anne Morrissey’s first thoughts was, There’s no way we can do this clinical trial. There were the usual challenges that test any health care startup, including financial worries—did they have enough money to hire a team, train staff, compensate investigators, gather sufficient data? But there were also some uniquely convoluted ones. Like: When and how could they get informed consent from patients on the verge of giving birth? It was…

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Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

&#13 &#13 Our neighborhood is pretty big—we are an Army—so, we are a household. These classes are going to bring you a physical fitness cohesion with people today outdoors your device, and basically make camaraderie and new partnerships.”&#13 Military 2nd Lt. Meagan M. O’Leary It can be not unusual to come across troopers repeatedly doing their individual exercise session routines even though deployed. The U.S. Army’s new Army Battle Fitness Test proceeds to serve as the fitness necessity for all…

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