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I was rejected on dating apps because of my disabilities, so I founded my own. People like me want to date and have casual sex, too.
Jacqueline Child says cofounding Dateability, a dating app for people with disabilities and chronic…
Kim Schewitz
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6 reasons for white spots that crop up on your tongue
White spots on your tongue could be due to an inflammatory condition like lichen planus or geograph…
Ashley Laderer,Jason McKnight
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My partner is from Peru, and I'm from the US. Our 'Spanish-only' days bring us closer together.
My partner and I began chatting on Tinder in Spanish. Now, we have "Spanish-only" days, which help …
Evan Lambert
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6 reasons for white spots that crop up on your tongue
White spots on your tongue could be due to an inflammatory condition like lichen planus or geograph…
Ashley Laderer,Jason McKnight
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A 27-year-old woman thought her mouth ulcer was stress-related. It turned out to be cancer, and she needed half her tongue removed.
Doctors told Charlotte Webster-Salter, 27, that her tongue ulcers were due to stress and incoming w…
Andrea Michelson
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I love taking yoga classes in a foreign language when I travel alone. Here's why.
I love taking yoga classes in languages I don't know when I travel. It immerses me in the culture a…
Sonya Matejko
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I'm 28, and I miss sharing a bed with friends at sleepovers. I long to experience that kind of intimacy in adulthood.
I miss the intimacy of sharing a bed during sleepovers, but my friends don't. I recently realized o…
Lena Crown
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Madonna stuck her tongue in Al Pacino's ear when they first met, says singer's former roommate
Madonna's former roommate Whitley Hill recalled the encounter in a newly released biography about M…
Barnaby Lane
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We had our wedding earlier than planned and got married in my dad's hospice room. He died 3 days later.
A bride had planned her wedding for later in the month, but her dad's nurse suggested they move it …
Jane Ridley
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I'm terrified of moving to the US to start a family
Mrigaa Sethi had to leave the US after her visa was denied. Now, she's returning with her American …
Mrigaa Sethi
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When my expat friend of 12 years moved away, it broke my heart. It taught me how valuable friendships with other expats are.
I live in Germany, and when my friend of 12 years moved away, I was heartbroken. It taught me how v…
Sabrina Cooper
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Check out the dog who just set the world record for the longest tongue
Zoey, a labrador and German shepherd mix from Louisiana, loves showing off her record-breaking five…
Aditi Bharade
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I was born at 24 weeks and pronounced dead 3 times in the NICU. I'm lucky my premature birth left me mostly unscathed.
I was born at 24 weeks, which had a survival rate of 40% in the 90s. My premature birth didn't leav…
Hayley Folk
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I'm in a bilingual marriage. With age, things have gotten more complicated.
Being in a bilingual marriage is a bit tougher. She and her husband speak English and French at hom…
Jennifer Lang
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It's time to rethink the wedding registry. 11 therapists share what modern couples should ask for.
A wedding registry for modern couples committed to personal and mutual growth should include sex wo…
Julia Naftulin,Samantha Grind…
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About 4% to 10% of newborns have tongue-tie - here's how to recognize and treat the condition
Tongue-tie is when an abundance of tissues connects the lower part of the tongue to the lower mouth…
Marisa Iallonardo,Sara Siddiq…
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A man in India developed a black, hairy tongue after a stroke forced him to change his diet
Hairy tongue is a temporary, harmless condition that occurs in about 13% of the population, accordi…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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The causes of a white tongue and how to prevent it
A white tongue can be caused by dehydration, a yeast infection, or smoking. If the white film doesn…
Carla Delgado,Jason McKnight
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A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized with lead poisoning after taking popular supplements to treat infertility
The patient had 25 times the normal level of lead in her blood after repeated visits to the ER for …
Gabby Landsverk
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I got stung by a wasp and the allergic reaction forced me to spend the next 3 years of my life indoors
Suki Tipp showed no sign of allergies before she was stung by a wasp at 36. Her reaction was so sev…