Something I’ve been pretty obsessed with lately: Are j-schools teaching students how to freelance or is the assumption still that everyone is getting a staff job?

"The problem is, what appears to be the most successful content is arguably the most unhealthy." philly.com/health/instagr… Annalise Mabe

A must read from ⁦Imani Gandy is at BlueSky Now⁩ Someone Tell This Ohio Legislator You Can't Move Ectopic Pregnancies Into the Uterus #ABLC rewire.news/ablc/2019/05/0…

Notwithstanding yesterday’s bill with penalties for doctors, Alabama is already prosecuting pregnant women on personhood grounds propublica.org/article/when-t…

Medical School Doesn’t Teach the ‘Woman’s Life Is in Danger’ Curriculum nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opi…

Today's guilt-and-inadequacy read for parents relying on bottle-feeding

I wrote about the promise of happiness, my so-called maternity leave, parental burnout and life in general as a Stay at Home Mom for Pacific Standard #SAHM #SAHMLife #reproductivejusticenow psmag.com/ideas/my-husba…

.Rewire News is laying off all of its remaining reporters. Statement:

Same💔 Reporters canned, FOUR VPs kept. rinse, repeat.

You've heard Tina share her immigration know-how on the The Takeaway 🎙, etc. Hire/support Tina Vasquez!

💯"When seeking to understand racial/ethnic/socioeconomic disparities in breastfeeding, there has been less of a focus on policy factors that influence women’s ability to breastfeed." The Role of Equity in US States’ Breastfeeding Policies via JAMA Pediatrics

Laundry—A Memoir. Wash: 60 min Dry: 40 min Fold & Put Away: 7-10 business days

Freelance journalist Jen A. Miller earned $135K from her writing in 2019. She offers tips for others in new ebook that costs only $10, by Carolyn Crist healthjournalism.org/resources-arti… healthjournalism.org/blog/2020/02/a… via Association of Health Care Journalists Pia Christensen #journalism

As the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could reshape abortion access in the United States, @Gottesdiener and I spoke with self-managed abortion support groups in Mexico, who are driving a historic movement for legalization there: newrepublic.com/article/156667…

🚨EDD — California #freelancers, 1099, and self-employed are also desperate for unemployment benefits. When can these folks apply? 🚨

Pregnant doctors, nurses and medical support staff have continued going to work, whether they want to or not, even as the latest research on coronavirus and pregnancy has caused a new sense of worry. propublica.org/article/terrif…

Maybe it's just me, but I've been so bugged by the jokes about a coming coronavirus baby boom. Mostly for reasons related to the halt on "non-urgent" fertility treatment and problems with abortion/contraception access.

Now, Liz Ford reports millions of women may face unwanted pregnancies and even death due to lack of access during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, yeah, not interested in hearing about a coronavirus baby boom.

.MedTruth’s talented intern Emily has no choice but to attend college in-person. Among her safety concerns, “ ...what does self-isolation look like when students attend classes while sick every year to avoid violating class attendance requirements?”

Just spitballing here, but these CDC numbers could even be an undercount. Some doctors are reportedly dismissing #LongCovid symptoms as psychosomatic medtruth.com/articles/patie…