Tag Archives: Survivors

Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Law Offers Healing

Content Warning: This article accommodates descriptions of sexual assault.   Marissa Hoechstetter knew issues weren’t fairly proper. First, there was the query about orgasms posed by Robert Hadden, the older male physician who grew to become her OB/GYN. Then, in a follow-up appointment early on in her being pregnant, his “overly-handsy” breast examination. It was […]

HRT Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hormone substitute remedy (HRT) for breast most cancers survivors would not seem to extend the danger of most cancers recurrence or dying, Danish researchers report. Although HRT has beforehand been linked to a raised danger of breast most cancers’s return, these earlier research […]

For Survivors, School Shootings a Lasting and Mean Companion

May 25, 2022 – As the mother and father of the 19 youngsters shot lifeless Tuesday in Uvalde, TX, by an 18-year-old gunman grapple with unspeakable grief and funeral preparations, the survivors and their households are coping with their very own angst, and certain rather more. While the mother and father understandably really feel fortunate […]

New Fertility Breakthrough for Male Cancer Survivors

May 17, 2022 – University of Pennsylvania scientists who froze testicular tissue from rats over 2 many years in the past have found the tissue continues to be viable, marking the most recent step ahead in protecting male most cancers survivors fertile. More than 23 years after the tissue was frozen, these rat cells had […]

As Fires Rage, Survivors Struggle to Find Care

SOURCES: The New York Times: “Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis.’ ” “ ‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward.” National Fire Protection Association: “Fire Loss in the United States During 2020,” “Home fires with ten or more fatalities.” CNN: “Survivors of California’s deadliest wildfire are now helping other survivors […]

How a Viral Hand Gesture Is Helping Abuse Survivors

Dec. 7, 2021 — When the COVID-19 pandemic swept throughout the globe and ultimately made its option to North America, communities scrambled to search out safety in opposition to the infectious illness. But on the Toronto-based Canadian Women’s Foundation, there have been different security measures underway. The basis’s management workforce knew that quarantines throughout a […]