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Harvest of Pain

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By Melissa Barber
| Style Weekly Verified
“The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between,” muses the protagonist of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in Southwest Virginia. That, in a sentence, is the story of the opioid epidemic in Appalachia. For decades, pharmaceutical companies intentionally marketed addictive painkillers to people who were suffering from lives of hard labor.
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Pregnancy Decision‐Making Among Women With Physical Disabilities: Cross‐Sectional Survey Study

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By Claire Z Kalpakjian, Susan Ernst, Heidi J Haapala, Melissa Barber
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Women with physical disabilities have a similar desire for pregnancy as their non-disabled peers, but they can also have more ambivalence, uncertainty, and doubt [1, 2]. Factors such as the importance of having a biological child [2], length of experience with their condition [3], the effects of the disability or disease on the course of pregnancy or functioning after delivery [3-7], or level of functional impairment [8] can influence pregnancy decision-making.
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Is CEFALY Covered by Health Insurance?

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By Melissa Barber
| cefaly.com
Here’s the short answer: Your insurer may reimburse you for CEFALY, but it’s not guaranteed. Insurance coverage and reimbursement for CEFALY depend on your individual insurance provider and plan. We’ll walk you through the process of finding out if CEFALY is covered by your insurance, and if it is, how to file a claim. Questions? Just reach out to our Customer Support team. The best way to find out is to contact your insurer directly.
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