Four days after publication, journalist Jennifer Block’s op-ed “Doctors Are Not Gods” was retracted from Scientific American after severe backlash. The piece critiqued doctors who come across as all-knowing, specifically targeting influential ob-gyn Dr. Jen Gunter, who doesn’t hold back […]
Each year, about 32 million American women travel solo, according to the Travel Industry Association. For female solo-travelers, safety is always top of mind. Erika Weisbrod, director of security solutions for International SOS, is an expert in travel risk management. […]
In October 2019, Jessica Nabongo became the first black woman to travel to every country in the world. Not only is Nabongo an expert traveler, but she has a wealth of knowledge on international tourism and development. Between her Master’s […]
Did you know there is a connection between mental health and medical disorders like cardiovascular disease or Alzheimer’s disease? Clinical neuroscientist Jill Goldstein, a professor of psychiatry and medicine at Harvard Medical School and the executive director of the […]
Approximately 6.1 million women in America struggle to get pregnant every year, according to the CDC. This leads many couples to explore assisted reproductive technologies, most commonly in-vitro fertilization. In part I of our infertility series, we explain what women […]
More women are dying from childbirth today than when our moms had babies. Pregnancy and childbirth are complex and tech companies are hoping to help make these experiences safer. There has been little innovation in this space since the […]
The Pan-Mass Challenge’s (PMC) annual bike ride fundraiser broke records with this year’s $63 million donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The PMC has exclusively raised $717 million for Dana-Farber over its 40-year history. We chatted with PMC […]
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are among states that have passed laws challenging Roe v. Wade’s ruling. With the possibility of states overturning the Supreme Court’s decision, we looked at how being denied an abortion affects women. The Turnaway Study, led […]
