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May 8, 2024 | 
harvardpublichealth.org | Ayana Underwood
Written by Ayana Underwood Published May 8, 2024 Read Time 5 min Remember when people loved public health? Neither does anyone else. The Invisible Shield, a new four-part documentary directed by Jason Kliot and Taimi Arvidson, tries to remind us why we should be grateful for the system we have in the United States. The filmmakers create an intimate portrait and include some familiar stories told wonderfully. At the same time, people who know the field well may find themselves speeding up...
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
self.com | Jessica Ailani |Ayana Underwood
Everything you do—walking to your yoga class, making your favorite latte order, talking to your bestie, and just getting through the workday—happens thanks to your brain. Your brain is the control center for your entire body—it’s how you get shit done. So how can you take care of such a beautifully complex and integral part of your body and keep it in great shape for as long as possible? Lara V.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
brnw.ch | Jessica Ailani |Ayana Underwood
Everything you do—walking to your yoga class, making your favorite latte order, talking to your bestie, and just getting through the workday—happens thanks to your brain. Your brain is the control center for your entire body—it’s how you get shit done. So how can you take care of such a beautifully complex and integral part of your body and keep it in great shape for as long as possible? Lara V.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Ayana Underwood
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Ayana Underwood
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
self.com | Sanaz Ghazal |Ayana Underwood
If you menstruate, maybe you’ve noticed that along with all the usual symptoms, like cramps and needing tater tots this very instant, you tend to get way hornier than your baseline. If you’re a huge fan of period sex, you might wonder what’s behind your ramped-up sex drive.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ayana Underwood
Sadeugra/pixelshot/Amanda K BaileyIf you menstruate, maybe you’ve noticed that along with all the usual symptoms, like cramps and needing tater tots this very instant, you tend to get way hornier than your baseline. If you’re a huge fan of period sex, you might wonder what’s behind your ramped-up sex drive.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
self.com | Shewit Giovanni |Ayana Underwood
It’s still cold and flu season, and COVID rates have been high lately. Given that it seems like everybody's sick right now, you or a loved one might be dealing with a nasty cough that just isn’t going away, even after you otherwise feel better. After trying every cough syrup and lozenge in the pharmacy, you might still find that the hacking won’t quit. Another treatment for cough relief could offer the salvation you seek.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Ayana Underwood
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
self.com | Ryan SmithScarlet Howes |Ayana Underwood
When I get super anxious, like right before a date (or…during a date), it’s hard to resist picking at my cuticles or fiddling with bumpy patches of skin on my arms. I have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and skin-picking is a pretty common symptom. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), just over 2% of adults in the US have a skin-picking disorder, which is clinically known as excoriation or dermatillomania.
