It’s Black History month! From Daniel Hale Williams’ innovations in cardiology to Kwabena Bohen’s inventions in biochemistry, African Americans have helped advance the medical field in more ways than one. This month is dedicated to celebrating those innovators as well as the works, movements, and initiatives Black activists have created to promote racial equality and…
It’s Cervical Health Awareness Month! The cervix is such an important organ–it performs many functions that help women live their lives to the fullest. Read on to learn more and for ways to keep your cervix healthy. What is a cervix? Located in the lowest and innermost part of the uterus, the cervix is a…
We get it. It can be exciting under the mistletoe. But when things get warm and jolly, it’s important to stay safe. Read on for a few ways you can stay safe this holiday season. Get Tested & Practice Safe Sex The CDC estimates that nearly 1 in 5 adults have a sexually transmitted infection…
Whether you call it “Movember” or “No Shave November,” this month is dedicated to increasing awareness around men’s health. This is the perfect time to improve your health literacy and brush up on your health facts. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! We’ll share ways you can stay on top of your physical, mental, and…
As we enter the most stressful time of the year, and continue to operate within an ongoing pandemic, it’s important to stay informed on how to manage and spot the signs of stress. Stress is generally defined by how the brain and body respond to a challenge–be it a mid-term paper, a significant life change, or…
Did you know that millions of women in America don’t know where their vagina is? This finding comes from a poll conducted last year that found that 25% of U.S. women didn’t know where their own vagina was. Additional data from the poll suggested that 49% of women could not identify the cervix on an…
TikTok has risen in popularity over the past year and 41% of users are aged between 16 and 24, so it’s no surprise that people have taken to TikTok to teach young people about sexual health, safe sex, and different kinds of contraception! We rounded up some of our favorite doctors and OBGYNs on TikTok,…
June is Pride Month. Pride is a time for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people and allies to come together and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and to celebrate LGBTQ history, recognizing the impact that the LGBTQ community has had locally and nationally. In honor of Pride Month, Fact Not Fiction…
Yahoo! is shutting down Yahoo Answers, a service where users can ask anonymous people questions for advice. For some, when something happens to them in terms of sex or sexual health, they turn to Yahoo Answers for help. Yahoo!Answers served as a place where many young people felt safe asking questions, where they could anonymously…
May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi has the second highest teen birth rate in the nation. Just 38% of teen girls who have a child before age 18 get a high school diploma, and often it means permanent underemployment and a new cycle of early parenthood…
