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Adriana Smith, Misogyny and the Cruelty of Forced Birth
Adriana Smith couldn't access competent medical care when she needed it, and it killed her. Now the hospital is forcing 'care' on her by keeping her…
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Why The New Surgeon General Pick Might Be The Most Dangerous One Yet
Wellness "Influencer" Casey Means has been selected as the next US Surgeon General, despite having an inactive medical license. Her viewpoints range…
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Maintaining a Baseline Means Everything When You're Chronically Ill
So why is it so hard to do? And how can we make it a bit easier?
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My Most Dangerous ER Experience and How My Advocate Saved My Life
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Gisele Pelicot, Medical Misogyny and How Disabled People Face Increased Risk of Abuse
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A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
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Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain?
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Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online
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Why The New Surgeon General Pick Might Be The Most Dangerous One Yet
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Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain?
And what would happen if we stopped hiding and showed the world the depths of our suffering?
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I Don't Know Anyone With Long Covid
Yes. You do. It might even be you. Let's take a look at why people don't realize, or can't admit, that they're dealing with Long Covid.
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We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now
Healthcare facilities should set the tone when it comes to masking. They should help patients protect themselves from Covid and other threats. Instead…
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We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t…
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Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online
The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons…
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Week One, Executive Orders and a 'Merit Based' Society
It's been a heck of a week. A problematic inauguration address, flurry of harmful Executive Orders, silencing of public health agencies & more. A look…
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Disabled People are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
When it comes to natural disasters, pandemics, or disruptions to "normal" life, disabled people are proverbial canaries. We get hit harder and faster…
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The Disabled Ginger
The Disabled Ginger
A place to learn about disability rights, being chronically ill during a pandemic and how to cope with losing your health & independence.
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