Natural hydrogel can make personal hygiene products greener

A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact ...
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String Attached: FDA Battles Over CBD Tampons and Vaginal Diagnostics

Tampons have been a regulated medical device since the 1980s when a series of toxic shock deaths raised questions about their ...

Convenient Gynecological Testing

In 2020, she founded Daye, which has now supported more than 5,000 patients with Diagnostic Tampons that test for bacteria, fungi, STIs, and vaginal microbiome makeup; the testing is followed by a ...
Chicago Tribune

Top tampons for leak-free confidence all day long

Which tampons are the best? For monthly protection, 70% of American women use tampons. Tampons are discreet, convenient and don’t interfere with active lifestyles. Their popularity is evident when ...
WBAL-TV

'It's very concerning': Medical waste washing ashore on Maryland beaches

TRASH IS COMING FROM. IT’S VERY CONCERNING. I MEAN, IT’S IT’S IT’S NOT HEALTHY. NEEDLES AMONG THE SMALL PLASTIC TRASH WASHING UP ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE. I’M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THEY’RE COMING FROM, ...
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Here’s What To Look For When Shopping For Tampons, According To Ob-Gyns

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With all of the period products on the market these days, figuring out the "best" tampons to use (if that ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah schools now provide free period products. Two years later, here’s why students say it’s a success.

Two years after Utah lawmakers mandated that all public schools in the state provide students with free period products, students who use them are missing class less often and feeling more confident. ...
WBUR

Not your grandfather’s scrimshaw: Duke Riley engraves pollution scenes on ocean plastic

The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s scrimshaw collection, which includes hundreds of whalebone clocks, pie crimpers, musical instruments, canes and umbrellas, is advertised as the largest of its kind in ...
The New York Times

5 Cheap(ish) Things for Your Medicine Cabinet

While you won’t use everything in your medicine cabinet on a daily basis, there are certain products that you’ll be happy to have when you need them most. Here are five essentials Wirecutter ...
Fast Company

These photos show what happens when a ‘sustainable’ bioplastic fork is dropped in the ocean

In the summer of 2021, researchers from the nonprofit 5 Gyres carried a crate filled with samples of plastic trash to a dock in Long Beach, California. Inside mesh bags were 22 different items (from ...
Staten Island Advance

This new vaginal gadget could totally change your period game and help save the planet

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