As a Gen Xer who lived through the “heroin chic” years, when skeletal models were celebrated for jutting bones and sallow skin, the recent popularity of the #Y2KSkinny trend fills me with dread. This return of size 00 bodies is fuelled by the fa …
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Collaborative research advances new therapies and technologies
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