healthcare
"Worst Case Scenario"
5 Things to Know About the Supreme Court's Roe Decision
We break down the details.
By Allegra Kirkland and Lexi McMenamin
Flu Season
What "Flurona" Means for This Year's Mid-Pandemic Flu Season
With the latest COVID-19 variant proving especially contagious during this flu season, there's a lot we should be doing to help stop the spread of both.
By Macaela Mackenzie, Sophie Saint Thomas, and Ashley Abramson
AT-HOME MANICURES
15 Best Nail-Art Stickers and Wraps for Your Easiest Manicure Ever
Save time, money, and energy with these foolproof decals.
By Nicola Dall'Asen and Sarah Han
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
How a Lack of Basic Health Care Made Self-Care a Necessity
Michelle Lee opens our Health issue by reflecting on the origins of the modern wellness movement.
By Michelle Lee
In Pain
If You Feel Pelvic Pain During Sex, You’re Not Alone
There are plenty of possible causes — and possible solutions.
By Kristin Booker
Connecting to Care
This New Dermatologist Search Tool Pairs People of Color With "Culturally Competent" Doctors
Vaseline and Hued are on a mission to improve everyone’s dermatology appointments.
By Marci Robin
Survivor's Guide
Snapshots of Survivors
Six stories from breast cancer survivors on pain, perseverance, and strength.
By Kristin Booker
STAY HEALTHY
Everything You Need to Know About Antibody Tests
Plus, whether or not you should get one.
By Ashley Abramson
MIGRAINE TOOLKIT
The Products That Actually Help Relieve Pain From My Chronic Migraine
Including an ice pack hat, an acupressure mat, and more.
By Rosemary Donahue
BEAUTIFUL GESTURE
Sephora Launches Project Care to Send Thank-You Kits to Health Care Workers
Thousands of skin-care sets are on their way to women's shelters, too.
By Marci Robin
BEAUTY BONDING
The SkincareAddiction Subreddit Is Sending Giant Beauty Care Packages to Healthcare Workers
Hundreds of strangers are giving frontline workers skin-care products as a thank-you gift.
By Marci Robin
HELPING HAND SANITIZER
La Roche-Posay Will Make and Distribute Hand Sanitizer to Hospitals and Pharmacies
The brand has created a formula specifically in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Marci Robin
THE FIGHT CONTINUES
Dior Plans to Make Face Masks for Essential Workers in France
They're intended for non-health care workers who have also been on the front lines.
By Gabi Thorne
HELP IS HERE
Chanel Plans to Make Face Masks to Give Health Care Workers in France
The brand also donated $1.3 million to an emergency fund for the French public hospital system.
By Gabi Thorne
PRIVILEGE IN A PANDEMIC
Why Activists Are Pushing Back Against New York’s Plan to Have Prisoners Make Hand Sanitizer
The people making the hand sanitizer can't even use it themselves.
By Elly Belle
Work Sucks, I Know
The Mental and Physical Toll on Gig Economy Laborers
"I would come home often tired and hungry, and not having earned enough to eat as much as I needed."
By Elizabeth King
Reproductive Health
What Withdrawing From Title X Funds Means for Planned Parenthood Clinics and Patients
Without these funds over 1.5 million low-income women who rely on Planned Parenthood could be negatively impacted.
By Samantha Leach
WTF Is Happening
Every State That Has Passed An Early Abortion Ban
Here's your guide to the bills that have been passed so far.
By Hannah Brashers
Wellness
Everything You Need to Know About Femtech, Including Why It’s So Expensive
What should empowerment cost?
By Cotton CodinhaPhotography by Ciara Phelan