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This Women Owned Startup Is Reshaping Egg Donation
Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.

Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.
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The Journey From Loss to Healing
Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.

Grief is a universal experience, but grieving is a uniquely personal experience.
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Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
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A Perfect Match: Donating a Kidney to a Stranger
Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

Every day in America, 13 people die waiting for a kidney. Often their best hope—their only hope—is to find a living donor.

Generals know that an army marches on its stomach, and pre- (and even post-) feminists frequently route their way to a man’s heart through his

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Medicine: Natural Birthdays

by Wendy Elliman

In Alabama 100 years ago, midwives wrapped a laboring woman in her husband’s shirt and cap, so his energy could help her with the birth.

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Medicine: Ending Epilepsy With a Map

by Wendy Elliman

As her chest tightened and her surroundings segued into slow motion, Yelena knew what was coming. Unable to help herself, her head jerked sharply left.

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Medicine: A Race That All Will Win

by Wendy Elliman

Jerusalem’s streets have known the tramp of Assyrians, Babylonians and Greeks, of Romans, Byzantines and Crusaders, Gay Priders and political protesters, of the disabled and

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Commentary: Our Bodies, Our Homes

by Ilana Goldhaber-Gordon

I recently spent two nights with my sister and her husband, Joshua Cahan, at a private beach house on the Pacific. The trip was a

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Medicine: Master Stonebreaker

by Wendy Elliman

The story begins with a 16-year-old boy who first hears of a cutting-edge technology on television and grows up to not only operate the machine

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Medicine: Clinical Imaging, Courtesy of Hollywood

by Wendy Elliman

Click the mouse to bring a three-dimensional human figure onto the screen. Click again, and the figure rotates. Another click, and the skin melts off