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July 17, 2025
I Burned My Face for 4 Weeks to Try and Prevent Cancer
By Jill E. Duffy After a delicate surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma from my face, my dermatologist suggested I do a round of fluorouracil. Known by the brand name Efudex, this topical chemotherapy may lower the chance of getting skin cancer. To prepare, I read as much as I could about how it works,…
July 10, 2025
What I Learned About Using Donor Eggs
By Ruthie Ackerman I sat with my back against the bed, my laptop opened on my thighs. I’d been hunched over in one place for so long that the heat from the bottom of my computer had penetrated through my thigh fat, down to the muscle until my leg radiated with numbness. But I didn’t…
July 3, 2025
Why Feeling Good Feels Like a Full-Time Job
By Carita Rizzo I write this on a day where, once again, I don’t feel quite like myself. Like I’m hungover, but I haven’t had anything to drink. Jittery, but without the caffeine hit. I know exactly what it is. I’m in a low-estrogen phase of my cycle and there is a migraine headed my…