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The Conversation U.S.inMenopause MattersMenopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms — but many people aren’t aware…The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better…4d ago74d ago7
The Conversation U.S.inThe ConversationWhy expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rightsDistricts across the country have struggled to improve access and diversity in advanced math classes for years. A new approach offers hope.Jul 57Jul 57
The Conversation U.S.inThe ConversationPolitics is still both local and personal — but only for independents, not for Democrats or…Independents’ political views and policy preferences reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day…Jul 416Jul 416
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