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Today at Ms. | February 4, 2025
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The Cost of Distrust: How RFK Jr.’s Leadership Threatens Families Like Mine [[link removed]]
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By Elizabeth Austin | The consequences of anti-vaccine rhetoric are often felt not by those trying to make a political statement, but the most vulnerable among our communities. RFK Jr.’s elevation from the fringe to the pinnacle of U.S. healthcare policy solidifies a legacy of anti-science rhetoric that threatens to destabilize public health.
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Research Supports New Medication Abortion Regime—But Some Fear Political Risks [[link removed]]
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By Carrie N. Baker | Gynuity Health Projects has published new research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that a double dose of ulipristal acetate (UPA), sold as an emergency contraceptive under the brand name Ella, taken in combination with the ulcer medication misoprostol, is an effective and acceptable medication abortion regimen with no reported serious adverse events.
The current recognized clinical standard for first-trimester outpatient abortion is mifepristone and misoprostol, but mifepristone is tightly restricted by the FDA. Ulipristal acetate, on the other hand, currently has no such restrictions.
Some have expressed concern that this research could endanger access to Ella in the United States, and potentially also endanger the FDA-approved over-the-counter emergency contraception Plan B, made from the synthetic hormone levonorgestrel.
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Beyond the Bus: Rosa Parks’ History of Fighting Sexual Violence and Systemic Oppression [[link removed]]
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By Omny Miranda Martone | Rosa Parks is often remembered as the quiet seamstress who ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Yet, her history as an advocate against sexual violence is often overlooked. Parks’ work demonstrates how the fight against sexual violence is inseparably linked to the fight against systemic oppression, particularly racism, sexism, and misogynoir.
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We begin 2025 on ‘On the Issues’ with special guest Dr. Anthony Fauci. In this episode we discuss some of the most important issues currently confronting the health of our nation and the world—from vaccine skepticism, COVID denialism, and health misinformation and disinformation to the rising tide of violence aimed at medical providers. Dr. Fauci joins us to express his hope for the future, offer insights on the pushback against vaccines, and speak candidly about how his life changed after being in the public spotlight at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the toll it took on him and his family.
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