I don’t know I’ve had a couple medicaid babies and it’s hard to imagine how much better it might have been. They covered everything (I’m in nyc).

My doctor was about to give me a test and then just happened to mention that it wasn’t covered so I’d have to pay $200 - like she really almost didn’t even mention that to me. When I responded like “Oh god, forget it then” she and the 2 nurses there looked at me like I was completely insane. The test was some vague…

Yes. She was exactly the person they did not want to include in the editorial process for very obvious reasons.

Jesus christ. Imagine what they must have gone through after that. If my kid came home and told me something like that I’d be all “GIVE ME THEIR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESSES”.

Chose against commenting to preserve my sanity, so thank you.

Came to say the same. I mean he spends a long time going into how the longform concept contributed to this, but to me this is a straight up tale of institutionalized racism - they left her off the original email for a reason. In their minds they probably thought something like “she’ll complain about side issues” but…

mmmm, dumber.

I never had a computer but a pedophile used to call the payphone at my high school every day when school let out and we used to take turns answering it. Jesus christ.

I’ve been all over america as a lesbian, and parts of europe too. This is normal everywhere and you do learn to laugh about it - but it makes you angry all the same.

Yeah every time I read this stuff I’m like “Can’t wait for the teacher goes nuts on students headline”. I mean, I remember my teachers and they weren’t all winners.

The argument makes no sense in light of the fact that sexual abusers almost always use these kinds of threats - if these threats have no effect (i.e. if all rape victims move forward with pressing charges no matter what - which is what Dr. Luke is arguing), then why do abusers make them? Of course these threats can…

You’re forgetting one qualifier: male. The 50s were a nightmare for women regardless of color.

Don’t you understand? He “went out”, got an education, worked hard and earned it. You should try it some time.

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Yes, “why does menopause exist” is a legit question and actually, that’s what these scientists were actually asking; I took this article at face value and it is a misrepresentation. Why don’t women die after menopause, however, is nonsensical from a scientific standpoint. If you’re looking into that, you’ve got…

No, no it wouldn’t. Why does menopause exist is legit. Why don’t women die after menopause is not. Menopause is not lethal and there’s nothing to suggest that it should be. Nor is the act of producing children the only thing we as a species, or countless other species, do to ensure the survival of our genetic line.…

I agree - initially in my comments I was taking this article’s representation of the study at face value, upon looking at the study I can see that it was a legit study and it’s conclusions were stated with appropriate disclaim. However it’s worth pointing out that a number of people who also took this article at face…

I agree with you. My point was that in light of this fact, and in light of the existence of really worthy questions worth looking into in spite of this fact, why pursue a question like “why don’t women die right after menopause”. The question itself demonstrates a lack of basic scientific understanding. And as it…

That is not my point at all. My initial point was that in light of the nebulous nature of research conclusions in this particular field, I feel that it speaks volumes as to their personal bias that a group of scientists would choose to highlight for research an idea which, as presented in this article, seems to…

Agreed. OR they actually work in a lab and are offended when lay people have the audacity to question the word of a scientist.