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The Daily Dot

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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tiktoker says email sent to texas nurses abortion side effects

Alleged email directs Texas nurses to report patients who might have had an abortion

Melina Khan is a New England-based journalist and former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her work has previously appeared in The Day, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, and more than 30 NBC station affiliates nationwide.

Melina Khan

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‘I had first degree burns all over my arms’: Woman says laser hair removal landed her in the ER

young woman with severe sunburn on forehead in car with caption "i'll never forget the look on the doctors face" (l) banana boat sunscreen (c) young woman in pool with hat and glasses with caption "story time fully explaining please"

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‘I’ll never forget the look on the doctor’s face’: Woman says expired sunscreen burned her forehead

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

simple drawing of bladder layered into three parts, pen lifting away from fresh drawn dot in center layer of drawing (l) Dr. Alicia Jeffery talking caption "Don't Pee "Just in Case" (c) simple drawing of bladder with multiple dots now in center layer, pen drawing down arrow from next layer up (r)

dont pee just in case

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‘The majority of people I treat admit to doing this’: Doctor shares why going to the bathroom ‘just because’ can be harmful

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Dr. Melissa Sell account with post "An ovarian cyst is a functional gift from nature to make you more attractive and fertile after a traumatic loss."

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Dr. Melissa Sell called tumors ‘purposeful adaptations’. Doctors debunk her claims

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Got their MD at YouTube university’: TikToker allegedly catches her doctor looking up how to treat her cyst on YouTube

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Doctor in uniform with caption "she should make sure to tell her anesthesiologist this is not her natural red hair color (l) woman with red hair and sunglasses "If I ever dye my hair red the power I would have" (c) Doctor in uniform caption "this is because patients with naturally red hair require on average 20% more Anastasia" (r)

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‘You need to let us know’: Doctor on TikTok says red-haired patients should always tell anesthesiologist if the color is natural or not

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‘Isn’t discrimination lovely?’: Medical student says she was penalized for wearing dress to exam

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

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Doctor says ‘group of BLM’ attacked daughter—but audio records prove otherwise (updated)

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Doctors

Alleged email directs Texas nurses to report patients who might have had an abortion

‘I had first degree burns all over my arms’: Woman says laser hair removal landed her in the ER

‘I’ll never forget the look on the doctor’s face’: Woman says expired sunscreen burned her forehead

‘The majority of people I treat admit to doing this’: Doctor shares why going to the bathroom ‘just because’ can be harmful

Dr. Melissa Sell called tumors ‘purposeful adaptations’. Doctors debunk her claims

‘Got their MD at YouTube university’: TikToker allegedly catches her doctor looking up how to treat her cyst on YouTube

‘You need to let us know’: Doctor on TikTok says red-haired patients should always tell anesthesiologist if the color is natural or not

‘Isn’t discrimination lovely?’: Medical student says she was penalized for wearing dress to exam

Doctor says ‘group of BLM’ attacked daughter—but audio records prove otherwise (updated)

Are TikTok nurses helping or harming healthcare?

Iran’s doctors are dancing to keep spirits high amid coronavirus scare

The transgender healthcare revolution is here with 2 new startups

Does Wikipedia need a medical disclaimer?