I'm Still Not Tired - Larkin Callaghan
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“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.” —Lorraine Hansberry. She died...
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Fascinating piece in the Atlantic about how D.C. is facing the same abortion attacks that conservative states have been launching in the past couple of years - great read for all our followers concerned with reproductive rights and health!
A new report by the IPS shows that most women in Argentina recently infected with HIV had the virus transmitted to them by partners they believed to be stable and with whom they had believed themselves to be in committed partnerships with - sometimes for years. This poses a host of new issues to address in reproductive health in Argentina. What are your thoughts?
Facebook now lets users indicate whether or not they are organ donors. I’m a big advocate of organ donation; I hope this also opens up the opportunity for the issue to address conerns people might have and dispel some myths!
I dissect a couple new studies that address when judgments about weight may begin, and what protects adolescent girls from engaging in disordered eating behaviors…let me know your thoughts~
Great graphic showing the number of hours needed to work at minimum wage to cover health inusrance and tuition, comparing 1979/1980 to 2020/2011. Via @ThinkProgress
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Chart of the Day: From ‘Mad Men’ to Medicare, Measuring U.S. Health Care
This week marks two major events. One is the second anniversary of something that’s not that popular: the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. The second is the return to television of something that’s far more popular: Mad Men. The clear solution is to combine them in one awesome infographic.
There’s some good news. As everyone knows, levels of smoking have fallen precipitously. Cancer is more survivable. More women are doctors. But most of the news is bad. Alcohol consumption, shockingly, is actually higher now than in 1965. Obesity is higher. Diabetes is more prevalent. The most important thing to watch is the top line. It shows dramatically why some sort of health-care reform that controls costs is a pressing need for the nation. The hard part is just figuring out how that works. Frankly, we’d just as soon sit back with a full highball glass and the Mad Men season premiere.
[h/t: Dan Diamond]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1b84rgBJW1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
Chart of the Day: From ‘Mad Men’ to Medicare, Measuring U.S. Health Care
This week marks two major events. One is the second anniversary of something that’s not that popular: the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. The second is the return to television of something that’s far more popular: Mad Men. The clear solution is to combine them in one awesome infographic.
There’s some good news. As everyone knows, levels of smoking have fallen precipitously. Cancer is more survivable. More women are doctors. But most of the news is bad. Alcohol consumption, shockingly, is actually higher now than in 1965. Obesity is higher. Diabetes is more prevalent. The most important thing to watch is the top line. It shows dramatically why some sort of health-care reform that controls costs is a pressing need for the nation. The hard part is just figuring out how that works. Frankly, we’d just as soon sit back with a full highball glass and the Mad Men season premiere.
[h/t: Dan Diamond]
No surprises here…
An infographic depicting the percentage share of formal firms that are owned by women in Africa. Data from the World Bank.
In honor of International Women’s Day, let’s take a look at how global development is changing. New pathways, collaborations, youth perspectives, and engaged grantees - all essential elements of necessary development innovation.
In case you were interested in using vodka to measure the merits and statuses of sex workers, I’ll just direct you here…
