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While serving time in jail, Emma King had to go to great lengths to find something as common as tampons. She and other women in prison eventually learned…
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Schools in Illinois are adjusting to a new state-mandated rule that takes effect next week. Starting in January, they’ll be required to provide feminine…
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If 2015 was the year of the period, 2016 may be the year when women have to pay less for sanitary supplies, or even get them for free. Some state, local and federal legislators are pushing for change.
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In the latest episode of Sick, a podcast from Side Effects Public Media, journalist Lisa De Bode got curious about how homeless women deal with…
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Teenagers in a Ugandan village would skip school every month because they didn't have sanitary pads. A new project called AFRIpads is starting to solve that problem.
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One in 10 women misses one to three days of work each month because of debilitating menstrual cramps. “Sound Medicine” field producer Andrea Muraskin was…
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http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/082513_full.mp3The “Sound Medicine” program for August 25Can massage help painful menstruation?Did You Know:…
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http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/062407_full.mp3Topics for this week include: Medical Care with a Guarantee; Health Quiz: Odd Blood; Little League…