🚨TW: Sexual Assault: How It Affects Victims and Why It Is Hard To Speak Out
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, in the United States, 1 in 5 women have experienced attempted or completed...
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Kylie Fitzpatrick
- Jul 16, 2021
- 4 min
Postpartum Depression: The Gloomy Side of Motherhood
When people think of depression, they imagine someone who is dealing with unemployment or grieving the loss of a loved one, but they...
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Lakshmi Potturu
- Jul 9, 2021
- 7 min
Osteoporosis and Menopause
What is osteoporosis? What causes this disease? Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too...
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Lakshmi Potturu
- Jul 3, 2021
- 4 min
What is PTSD?
PTSD or Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disorder which occurs in people who have trouble recovering after witnessing or...
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Lakshmi Potturu
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Autism and Sexual Assault
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? (ASD) a genetic developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and...
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Natasha Koneru
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
PRIDE
What is LGBTQ+ Pride? Over the years, LGBTQ+ Pride has become an increasingly prominent holiday, as the gay rights movement has made...
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Kylie Fitzpatrick
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
What is Juneteenth?
According to American historian Steven Mintz, enslaved, pregnant African Americans were forced to work three-quarters more than the...
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Lily S
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Heart Health in Women
February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month, a time for us to bring awareness to issues regarding heart disease and our healthcare...
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Lakshmi Potturu
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19's Impact on Domestic Violence
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is the intimidation, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, and any other behavior which...
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Lakshmi Potturu
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Breast Cancer: Causes, Effects, and Statistics
What Is Breast Cancer and How Does It Develop? Breast Cancer is a disease most commonly found in women but also found in men. This cancer...
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Lily S
- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Beating Breast Cancer: What you need to know
The month of October is dedicated to Breast Cancer, the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide....
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Lily S
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Staying Protected: California Wildfires
Since mid-August, California has been hit with a series of suffocating fires, making our air quality one of the worst in the world. In...
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Lily S
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
Women Are Doctors Too: Gender Discrimination in Healthcare
Gender bias in healthcare is a major issue that is often disregarded. Everyday, women in healthcare are unknowingly being discriminated...
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Lily S
- Jul 9, 2020
- 4 min
Cord Blood: What is it?
July marks National Cord Blood Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness on the significance of stem cells obtained from cord blood, and...
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Lily S
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Why Sanitary Products Should Not Be Called “Feminine”
Stigma surrounding periods has existed all throughout history, with records of period shaming stretching back to 73 AD. Nowadays, even...
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Lily S
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Racial Bias in Healthcare
Healthcare is a crucial part of our society. Hospital visits ensure our health and well-being. However, prejudices against people of...
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Lily S
- Jun 9, 2020
- 5 min
How To Stay Safe During Protests
Protests are happening all over the globe, demanding justice for the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and numerous other black...
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Lily S
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Period Poverty vs COVID-19: A Bloody Battle
In honor of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th, it is important to draw attention to issues surrounding menstrual health and COVID-19....
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- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Project Novus Ideathon
A few months ago, 2 founders of SheHelpsHer, Gisela Liu, and Sindhoori Kalavacharla attended an event at their school called the Project...
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- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome to SheHelpsHer
Hi! Welcome to SheHelpsHer, a youth-run nonprofit organization dedicated to providing underprivileged women with access to healthcare! My...
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