Especially with the rise of social media, new terms are coined all the time, including in the arena of sexuality. For instance, while the word "cuck" has become an insult hurled by the right-wing trolls, it's related to cuckolding, which can (and should) be a hot and consensual sexual activity that all involved parties enjoy. […]
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How Aussie Triple Jumper Tay-Leiha Clark Builds Mental Strength When Competing
For Australian athlete Tay-Leiha Clark, the past four years have been a whirlwind. At the age of 16, Clark won silver at the Youth Olympics, which threw her into the spotlight. Now at just 20 years old, she is one of the youngest competitive athletes in triple and long jump, but there’s no stopping this […]
Bascom Palmer treats first US patient in Nightstar gene therapy
A Puerto Rican patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is hoping to save his vision after an innovative gene therapy procedure at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. On August 23, Julio Adorno Nieves, 23, became the first U.S. patient to be given new genes for his inherited […]
I Didn't See Women My Size on the Internet—So I Decided to Change That
This profile is part of Health’s #RealLifeStrong series, where we are celebrating women who represent strength, resilience, and grace. Three years ago when Katie Sturino launched her blog, her goal was to provide fashion inspiration for women with similar body types to hers. The 12ish Style struck a chord: Today, Sturino has 225,000 followers on Instagram (if you haven’t seen her #SupersizeTheLook posts, you need to) […]
Searching for a diagnosis: How scientists are untangling the mystery of developmental disorders
Evie Walker sits on Alison’s lap, playing a game she never grows tired of: turning her mum’s hand over and over, stroking and examining it. When she takes a break and looks around, it is with the open-mouthed look of curiosity and awe that you see in many infants. Evie’s vocabulary currently consists of a […]
Rapid genomic sequencing to diagnose critically ill children with rare diseases
A multidisciplinary team at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has developed a test to enable faster diagnosis of rare diseases to help critically ill children. Rapid genomic sequencing or RapidSeq of critically ill children in the neonatal and children’s intensive care units is a test, the first of its kind in Singapore, to provide […]
McDonald's Workers Will Strike to Bring Attention to Sexual Harassment Concerns
Although the press surrounding the #MeToo movement has predominantly focused on victims and perpetrators who work in media and entertainment, sexual harassment is pervasive in less high-profile industries and suffered by employees at jobs of all kinds — including "America's best first job," according to new reports stating that McDonald's workers around the country are […]
Lady Gaga Opened Up About Struggling With Chronic Pain in This Month's Vogue
Almost exactly one year ago, Lady Gaga took to Twitter to share that she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which caused chronic pain and eventually led to her postponing several of her fall 2017 European tour dates. In her cover interview for the October 2018 issue of Vogue, the pop star opened up further about […]
Kate Moss Reveals She Felt Pressured to Pose Topless as a Young Model
Kate Moss's artistic topless editorials have become some of the most iconic images in the fashion world. But, apparently, as a young model starting out in the industry, she wasn't always comfortable with them. In a recent interview on Megyn Kelly Today, Kelly asked Moss if she ever felt pressure to pose with no top […]
Researchers find answers as to why some people are at risk of gout
University of Otago researchers have helped characterise a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk of gout, a painful and debilitating arthritic disease. Gout is caused by persistently elevated levels of urate in the blood, which causes severe joint pain and swelling, especially in peoples’ toes, knees, elbows, wrists […]