July 16, 2020
Culture
July 13, 2020
‘Brave New World’ Arrives in the Future It Predicted
March 6, 2020
‘Infodemic’: When Unreliable Information Spreads Far and Wide
December 4, 2019
An Ancient Outbreak of Bubonic Plague May Have Been Exaggerated
October 17, 2019
How Netflix Led the Way on Abortion Rights in Hollywood
October 9, 2019
Netflix’s ‘Unnatural Selection’ Trailer Makes Crispr Personal
October 9, 2019
How Science Has Shifted Our Sense of Identity
July 29, 2019
Genetic Counselors of Color Tackle Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
July 26, 2019
Mistrust and Lack of Genetic Diversity Slow Gains in Precision Medicine
July 24, 2019
Fitbit and Other Wearables May Not Accurately Track Heart Rates in People of Color
July 11, 2019
Midsommar’s Ableism Resurrects the Dark History of Eugenics-Inspired Horror
July 1, 2019
America Wasn’t Ready for My Grief
June 21, 2019
People of Color Are Less Likely to Receive Organ Transplants
June 12, 2019
The Worst Patients in the World
June 12, 2019
Minorities Face More Obstacles to a Lifesaving Organ Transplant
May 30, 2019
Race Disparity in U.S. Prostate Cancer Deaths Disappears with Equal Care
May 15, 2019
Blurred Lines: A Pregnant Man’s Tragedy Tests Gender Notions
March 18, 2019
For Single Mothers and Lesbians in China, Accessing Fertility Treatment Is a Nightmare
(Australian Broadcasting Co) – Xiao Chen became pregnant via in vitro fertilisation and gave birth to the twins overseas.In China, non-married women face tight restrictions when accessing artificial reproductive procedures. IVF in China requires a marriage certificate, an ID card, … Read More
March 13, 2019
Renowned Sudanese Geneticist Behind Bars for Opposing Regime
(Science) – A leading Sudanese geneticist has been imprisoned for speaking out against the country’s repressive regime. Muntaser Ibrahim, who heads the University of Khartoum’s Institute of Endemic Diseases, was arrested on 21 February in Khartoum and has been detained … Read More
February 26, 2019
Documentary About Menstruation Wins Oscar: ‘I’m Not Crying Because I’m on My Period’
(People) – The film, which was created by Oakwood High School students who also founded a nonprofit organization called The Pad Project, aims to fight the stigma of menstruation, starting in a rural village outside of Delhi, India. For decades, … Read More
February 22, 2019
How Do I Know About Discrimination at Top Public Health Universities? I Lived Through It
(STAT News) – The study, conducted by 10 female researchers, was an investigation into gender- and ethnicity-related differences in career progression at the 15 highest-ranked social sciences and public health universities in the world. The conclusions were grim: In all … Read More
February 14, 2019
Hindu Nationalists Claim That Ancient Indians Had Airplanes, Stem Cell Technology, and the Internet
(Science) – The most widely discussed talk at the Indian Science Congress, a government-funded annual jamboree held in Jalandhar in January, wasn’t about space exploration or information technology, areas in which India has made rapid progress. Instead, the talk celebrated … Read More
February 12, 2019
Why Opioids Hit White Areas Harder: Doctors There Prescribe More Readily, Study Finds
(Los Angeles Times) – Across California, a blessing has become a curse for patients who dwell in overwhelmingly white communities: their ready access to opioid pain relievers. A new study of prescribing practices across all of California’s 1,760 ZIP codes … Read More
January 23, 2019
Unfair Diagnosis: Socioeconomic Gap Drives Cancer Outcomes
(Scientific American) – While the United States has experienced a 27 percent decline in death rates overall over the last 25 years, cancer outcomes continue to be greatly influenced by socioeconomic status and race. Specifically, poor people and people of … Read More
January 10, 2019
Banished from Home for Menstrual Cycle, Mother and Two Children Die in Nepali Hut
(CNN) – A Nepali mother and her two children were found dead Wednesday morning, after being exiled from their family home as part of a criminalized practice where women and girls are made to sleep alone during their menstrual cycle. In … Read More
