What: We’ve read about (and personally seen/experienced) the explosion of (expensive!!!) skin care products. Now one trend on TikTok is finding good “dupes” (duplicates) of said products at the dollar store.
Why it matters: Knockoffs aren’t new, but platforms like TikTok that allow consumers to get real life, unvarnished opinions on whether said dupes are actually good.
Source: Business Insider
Medicare sometimes won’t pay for additional breast scans, like an ultrasound or MRI, for women with dense breast tissue, even though mammograms can miss tumors in those situations.
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A study that aims to identify why Black women are at a higher risk of getting and dying from certain cancers.
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Shalene Gupta reminds us that unequal pay “is not the only way inequality manifests” among men and women in the workplace.
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An article from Duke’s Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy says it is “the first to evaluate new and existing laws criminalizing abortion…”
A progressive group, Campaign for Accountability, sent letters to state attorneys general in Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
Digging into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.”
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The CDC formally warned doctors Tuesday about counterfeit Botox that has sickened 22 people across 11 states.
It’s not just about avoiding counterfeits, providers need training to know where the forehead artery is, for example, or how to treat potential complications.