Tag Archives: Disability
Awesome free resource!
I am so thrilled with the free books available at Herperian.org. They are designed for ease of use and medical accuracy, and take into account limited resources in remote locations. Each of the books is available in multiple languages. I … Continue reading
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Autism and obesity, a confounder
The journal Pediatrics released a study recently claiming an association between autism and maternal obesity during pregnancy. As soon as I heard this study being splashed all over the media, I winced. As much as the journalists point out “correlation, … Continue reading
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Where real life and future practitioner life meet
So, I got to hang out in the weird interface of being a future practitioner and being a patient recently. I have been getting some tests done because of a weird skin thing I have. Whenever I think I have … Continue reading
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Collaboration can be cool
I am almost done with this part of reviewing the chapters for Our Bodies, Ourselves. I was really happy that I was able to recruit some help from trans activists, a disability activist, and a female sexual dysfunction activist with … Continue reading
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Open call, please share and repost
I am busy reviewing and contributing to the second chapter of Our Bodies, Ourselves that was assigned to me. It is called “Unique to Women” and is about screening tests and medical procedures. I am trying to get through the … Continue reading
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Whole Fools strikes again
Argh, I wish I had known this earlier today, when I went to Whole Foods for the first time since John Mackey wrote this bunch of hooey that says we just need to deny more benefits to enable the insurance … Continue reading
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Watch
Wow, I am so happy I stumbled across the link to this video on the margins of another blog. I have been talking a lot about nonbinary gender, or gender (and sex, for that matter) as a spectrum, to my … Continue reading
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Laughing while my head explodes
I don’t know if the entries at My OB said WHAT?!? are more funny or head-exploding inducing. I sputter and smile simultaneously with each one. I think my favorite so far is this one: “Your baby may end up being … Continue reading
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