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Women stunned their boyfriends by showing them how tampons actually work
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“We will certainly see the same pattern emerge in the current outbreak,” Sofia Calltorp, UN Women’s chief of humanitarian action, said in a statement. “Ebola transmission follows social realities. The virus spreads along the lines of care-giving, domestic labor, front-line health work and burial practices.”
https://apnews.com/article/ebola-congo-women-outbreak-virus-8f0f661f5b6be748233163d25de0b8f3
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Women in eastern Congo are often the first caregivers when family members fall ill. That puts them at high risk during this Ebola outbreak of a type that has no approved treatment or vaccine. History shows women are disproportionately affected in Ebola outbreaks. Even health workers say they lack protective gear in this outbreak, and everyday people have even less. Congolese authorities report 344 confirmed cases, including 60 deaths. There is distrust of health facilities because of fear and misinformation around the outbreak. That's another factor keeping people away from clinics and in women’s care.
New bulk-billing contraceptive centres aim to combat information void
By Lucy MacDonald
Misinformation, cost and a lack of trained providers have stopped many Australian women from accessing what doctors consider the most effective form of reversible contraception.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/iud-federal-government-contraception-larcs/106758390
0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on June 4, 2026: "A Simple Test That Predicts How Long You Could Live BTW. It doesn’t involve your blood pressure or cholesterol numbers. SUNY Buffalo epidemiologists studied more than 5,000 women ages 63 to 99 and found that their muscle strength is strongly linked to survival over an eight year period. Their study, published in JAMA Network Open, is one of the largest studies ever to examine strength and longevity in older women. The two tests that are predictive are surprisingly simple hand grip strength and how quickly a person stands up from a chair five times without using their hands. Every additional 7 kilograms of grip strength are associated with about a 12% lower risk of death. Faster chair-stand performance is also linked to improved survival. Most surprising: these associations remain even after accounting for physical activity levels, fitness, inflammation, and body size. In other words, only strength seems to matter. So ladies and probably you guys too… you can work on that grip strength with resistance training, hand exercises, and free weights. Don’t forget, though, that healthy aging is best supported by both aerobic exercise and muscle-strengthening activities. The references for this report are available on my website. #HealthyAging #Longevity #StrengthTraining #WomensHealth #MedicalResearch".
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