Dec 23, 2019
If breast cancer is detected early, it is very responsive to treatment—but the choice to get screened via mammogram, an x-ray picture of the breast, is an area of heated debate. Different governing bodies offer conflicting guidelines on when and how often to get a mammogram. In part I of our two-part series on...
Dec 16, 2019
While completing her undergrad at the University of Michigan, Dr. Julie Foucher-Urcuyo craved the community she felt as a high school athlete. She rediscovered that feeling after joining a local Crossfit affiliate. Foucher-Urcuyo went on compete in the Crossfit Games–some of which she was in medical school during–...
Dec 9, 2019
Four days after publication, journalist Jennifer Block's op-ed “Doctors Are Not Gods” was retracted from Scientific American after severe backlash.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 when informing Twitter users...
Dec 2, 2019
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. Weisbrod breaks down the factors women
should...