Princess Sofia of Sweden is temporarily trading in her tiara for scrubs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Swedish royal (who married Prince Carl Philip in 2015) announced on Instagram on Thursday, April 16, that she’d gone through training and started working as a medical assistant at Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm to help in the fight…
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Kate Middleton and Prince William have been using their social media platforms to illuminate all the ways people can help the U.K. (and the world) fight the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, donating money and resources is essential and something everyone should try to do. And on top that, you can show your appreciation online for…
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As a freelance writer, I’m one of the growing number of women who spends her day hunched in a near-constant state of anxiety over her desk. My life centers around deadlines, often breathlessly tight ones, and the constant hustle to keep myself afloat is taxing. It started to wear on me. Wired and with an…
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The humanitarian crisis in America resulting from the Trump administration’s institution of a “zero-tolerance policy” in April continues to unfurl with details emerging every day about what reportedly happens inside the walls of some detention centers. While much of the outrage has been focused on the separation of families and the conditions for young children,…
Read moreWhen I read about Serena Williams’ experience giving birth to her daughter in this month’s Vogue, a sense of familiarity washed over me. As an ob-gyn, I’ve cared for many women who have had complex pregnancies and deliveries. I’ve performed emergency C-sections and treated postpartum complications, like the blood clots she experienced. As a mother,…
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