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Front view portrait of worried woman with protective mask checking news on smart phone on a city street
Local

Hypochondriac Was Right This Time

by Jeremy EinbinderOctober 7, 2025September 26, 2025
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a young woman poses in a nursing home
Local

Quick Guide to Becoming the “It Girl” at the Nursing Home

by Lori AdamsOctober 4, 2025September 23, 2025
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Disabled Person’s Savings Blown on $1,100, Thirteen-Block Ambulance Ride

by MV PerryOctober 2, 2025September 26, 2025
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Local

MedicAED™ Defibrillators Now Require Emergency Room Doctors to Sit Through 30-Second Ad Before Restoring Heart Rhythm

by odessamjacksonSeptember 24, 2025September 22, 2025
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Plus size woman sitting on examination table while talking to doctor taking notes on clipboard during medical consultation in doctor's office
Opinion

Opinion: All Women’s Issues Caused by Being Overweight or Anxious, by Dr. Richard Ayushol

by Lori AdamsSeptember 18, 2025September 15, 2025
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Older experienced physician with bad news and worried patient
Local

Ranking the Top 5 Weirdest Things Your Doctor Does Before Listening to You (#3 May Surprise You)

by Bea MienikSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025
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RFK Jr in a bloody surgeon outfit
Politics

RFK Jr. Opens Door for New Migraine Treatment: Lobotomies

by aiyanalleighSeptember 7, 2025September 7, 2025
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An Asian doctor talking to group of old elderly patient or pensioner talking, have a meeting, in nursing home in hospital. Senior people lifestyle activity recreation. Health care physical therapy.
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Meet the Patients Out of Patience

by Lori AdamsSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025
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Local

Price Hikes from Tariffs Making It Easier to Stay Under $2000

by Nate WoogenAugust 30, 2025August 30, 2025
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a bored young person surrounded by old people
Local

25-Year-Old Disabled Person Placed in Nursing Home for Some Reason

by Jeremy EinbinderJuly 15, 2025July 15, 2025
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a doctor holds up a bunny drawing
Local

Doctor Explains Devastating Test Results in Cutesy Euphemisms 

by MV PerryJune 26, 2025June 26, 2025
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Ill upset girl is holding paper tissue and blowing nose
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Report: Not Receiving Necessary Healthcare Bad for One’s Health

by Jeremy EinbinderJune 22, 2025June 22, 2025
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POLITICS

  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025
  • Opinion: Xanax Should Be Free Under Fascism
    October 22, 2025
  • Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?
    October 21, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

LOCAL

  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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