Gender bias in diagnosis, treatment of bleeding disorders
In this era of women empowerment, it is hard to imagine that there are still those struggling for recognition. Yet, this is true in the...
An impassioned good samaritan
He grew up not having a first-hand encounter with luxury — at least not anything more luxurious than three square meals a day — but he...
EPA seeks ban on climate-hostile chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to prohibit the use of certain chemicals that significantly contribute to climate...
Born This Way: Marconi Calindas
Write to Empower launches BORN THIS WAY, a celebration of equality through a series of inspiring articles about the failures and triumphs...
Septuagenarian nurse defies age
Age doesn't matter. This is the statement Filipino nurse Juanita Mejia is unconsciously making in the California health care industry as...
Judge: Colorado’s marriage equality ban unconstitutional
Colorado on Wednesday joined Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin to become the...
Efforts to override contraception ruling now in motion
Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives are now in motion to override last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the Hobby Lobby...
Health community to make noise vs silent killer
Despite global efforts that led to significant successes in recent years, the World Health Organization said more needs to be done to...
Pot gardening even drug enforcers can recommend
Being jobless isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's a huge number of millionaires who started making their first few hundred bucks right...
USA: Where corporations are people and women aren't
Just a woman; the weaker sex. These are probably among the most ancient myths ever told about women — myths that have long been busted....