Alpha Medical, a telemedicine company focused on women’s healthcare, closed a $24 million Series B round on Tuesday. It’s another company situated squarely in the crosshairs of a pandemic-fueled boom in telemedicine investment, though Alpha Medical’s approach has one notable difference: you won’t be logging on to any Zoom calls. […]
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Dr. Jennifer Mieres (Photo by Marshall Clarke Studios, courtesy of Northwell Health) Dr. Jennifer Mieres grew up in Trinidad in the West Indies with two mantras for living. Her parents taught her the first one: “See yourself as a citizen of the world.” The second was inspired by her grandmother: […]
Thursday should be one of the most exciting nights in Michigan women’s basketball history. Consider this trifecta: The Wolverines host their rival…while honoring a record-setting senior class…with a shot to get within one victory of a Big Ten title. Yeah, a lot is happening at Crisler Center as Michigan hosts […]
Former Maryland star Laurin Mincy is one of many current and former WNBA players trying to reclaim a professional playing career.courtesy of Athletes Unlimited An NBA replay operator, a former police officer and a music industry professional all wanted another shot. Another shot to play professional basketball on a large […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NBC News recently declared that women are engaging in “transphobic rhetoric” simply by offering reasonable objections to the destruction of their sports. No doubt we will hear the same thing as we approach the upcoming Winter Olympics, if any female athletes express […]
“He got up and he put his fist to my face and he said: ‘You say that word one more f*****g time.’” I knew that he was going to start punching me after that.” Andrea’s voice floats over the phone, incredibly strong in spite of the topic we are discussing. […]
Paige Bueckers, the reigning Naismith Player of the Year, signed her first major name, image and likeness (NIL) deal on Wednesday in a move that could have a long-term impact on women athletes in the collegiate and professional ranks. The Connecticut point guard signed a multiyear deal with StockX, a […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have converted the Ministry of Women’s Affairs building into offices for the religious morality police, who once instilled dread in Afghanistan for their suppression of women and brutal enforcement of the militant government’s interpretation of Shariah law when it ruled two decades ago. The conversion […]
Mickalene Thomas, Jet Blue #25 (detail), 2021 © Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Lévy Gorvy Museums are rife with images of nude white women reclining on chaise lounges. Take Titian’s Venus of Urbino (1538): The titular figure lies naked atop a wrinkled white sheet, offering […]
Written by Marianna Cerini, CNN Keeping you in the know, Culture Queue is an ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to. It’s a tale as old as time: A woman won’t conform to societal norms, traditional notions of […]