They’re the wave of the future. Champion female surfers will be riding the waves at the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo next month as the sport makes its Olympic debut. Only 20 women from 17 countries will compete — with their entry determined by scores in past surfing events and each country limited to a max… Read More: Why surfing is the sport of fearless women, movie stars… »
In Brief: Postpartum Depression Common in COVID-Positive Women Separated from Their Newborns Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended temporarily separating newborns from mothers who tested positive for COVID-19 immediately after delivery. In a retrospective cohort study of 224 new mothers delivering at a New York hospital between March 18… Read More: In Brief: Postpartum Depression Common in COVID-Positive Women Separated from… »
After a disastrous tryst, Rachel thought she’d heard the last of a man she met online. Then the phone calls started. “The first 25 messages begged me to reconsider,” said the now 50-year-old whose last name has been withheld by The Post to protect her from retaliation. “The next 25 messages cursed me out.” She… Read More: Women call out Staten Island cyber-sicko for revenge porn, stalking »
A randomised clinical trial found that Black justice-involved women who took part in an intervention to prevent STIs and HIV were 54% less likely to be diagnosed with an STI and reported 38% fewer acts of condomless anal and vaginal sex compared to the control group over one year of follow-up. The intervention featured themes… Read More: Culturally tailored intervention results in fewer STIs and less condomless… »