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Dispensable Women: 24 Dead and Ageism was the Murder Weapon

The killer allegedly committed his first known murder on April 7, 2016 in an upscale retirement home in Dallas called Edgemere. The victim…

8 min readFeb 22, 2023

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Dispensable Women: 24 Dead and Ageism was the Murder Weapon

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10 Female-Specific Body Parts Named After Men

The history of anatomy and physiology was written by and about men. Throughout history, women were too busy supporting the human race to…

5 min readJan 22, 2023

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Women and Pain: The Bias that Hid My Broken Bone

The grizzled old ski patrol guy looked down on me and asked if I could put any weight on it.

6 min readDec 27, 2022

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Women and Pain: The Bias that Hid My Broken Bone

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OF MONSTERS and MEDICINE

Monster’s character traits evolved over years as a cautionary tale to superstitious and religious people grappling with fears about…

7 min readNov 28, 2022

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Zombie Pandemic

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Kristine Shields

How the SPCA saved Mary Ellen Wilson and thousands of other children since then

Today’s U.S. child protective legislation is based upon the child abuse case of Mary Ellen Wilson and Henry Bergh, the founder of the SPCA

6 min readSep 16, 2022

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Photo of Mary Ellen Wilson, circa 1874

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Must I Worry About Monkeypox? Sorry, yes. Here’s why.

May 2022: 92 confirmed cases in 12 countries.

8 min readAug 21, 2022

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Monkeypox virus under magnification

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Testicle Owner’s Birth Control: Time to Step It Up, Gents!

In the first year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, it is estimated that an additional 75,000 babies will be born in the U.S. This means that…

6 min readJul 18, 2022

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Testicle Owner’s Birth Control: Time to Step It Up, Gents!

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10 Weird Body Phenomena and Why they Occur

Brain freeze: The pathophysiology of brain freeze, medically known as ‘cold stimulus headache’ is not completely understood. What is known…

12 min readJun 15, 2022

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10 Weird Body Phenomena and Why they Occur

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Every Abortion a Failure, None a Crime

Failure: Unintended Pregnancy

9 min readMay 20, 2022

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A Nurse, an ERROR and a DEATH: But was it CRIMINAL?

The Nurse

8 min readApr 19, 2022

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A Nurse, an ERROR and a DEATH: But was it CRIMINAL?

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Kristine Shields

Kristine Shields

Dr. of Public Health, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, researcher, and writer on reproductive health and justice. www.KristineShieldsAuthor.com

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