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Making Sen$e Jan 03

Could socialist policies give American women better lives?

By Paul Solman

Making Sen$e Jan 03

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Read an excerpt from ‘Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism’

"When women enjoy their own sources of income, and the state guarantees social security in old age, illness, and disability, women have no economic reason to stay in abusive, unfulfilling, or otherwise unhealthy relationships," writes Kristen Ghodsee.

By Gretchen Frazee

Arts Aug 21

Watch 6:25
‘Mrs. Fletcher’ becomes an object of desire in Tom Perrotta’s new novel

Suburbia, sex and a touch of the supernatural are familiar themes for novelist Tom Perrotta, author of “Election,” “The Leftovers” and “Little Children.” In his new book “Mrs. Fletcher,” Perrotta offers a story about an empty-nester who adopts a new…

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Health Dec 16

Column: Why age doesn’t get in the way of good sex

A satisfying sex life has been found to be important for health and well-being, regardless of age.

By Miri Forbes, Nicholas Eaton and Robert Krueger, The Conversation

Health Aug 25

Watch 3:03
A psychologist on ‘making disability sexy’

Dr. Danielle Sheypuk is attempting to derail the stigma around sex and people with physical disabilities. Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Sheypuk knows what it’s like to have a disability -- and a sex life. But she worries…

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Aug 23

Watch 3:33
Why we should be thinking of sexual intimacy in terms of pizza

By PBS NewsHour

In her new book “Girls & Sex,” Peggy Orenstein suggests that we re-think sexual intimacy, in both education and our everyday lives. While she acknowledges the importance of the national debate on campus sexual assault, Orenstein also urges us to…

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Jun 04

Young people at risk for STDs often don’t get tested, study says

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Although they account for half of all new sexually transmitted infections, most young people between the ages of 15 and 25 have never been tested for those infections.

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Apr 18

Your genes may schedule when you lose your virginity

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

Scientists have isolated regions of the genome that appear to play a role in influencing when people first have intercourse.

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Apr 04

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Sex, social media and the pressure on teenage girls

By PBS NewsHour

Teenagers today have never known a world without smartphones and social media. But how is this technology influencing the way they view themselves and the world? That’s the question journalist and author Nancy Jo Sales set out to answer in…

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Jul 07

Male spider genitals have some nerve

By Nsikan Akpan

A new study shows that male spider genitals have nerve cells and might feel.

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