Lynn Conway was a trans woman in tech − and underappreciated for decades after she helped launch the computing revolution

The trailblazing engineer was co-inventor of a technique for designing computer chips that laid the groundwork for the computing revolution.

Mar Hicks, Associate Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia • conversation
June 19, 2024 • ~7 min

Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges

The SCOTUS opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill is already facing other challenges.

Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University • conversation
June 14, 2024 • ~9 min

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more and more people are using these treatments.

Emily Gold Waldman, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Pace University • conversation
June 7, 2024 • ~9 min

Your favorite drink can cause breast cancer – but most women in the US aren’t aware of alcohol’s health risks

Drinking alcohol is normalized in American society. But the ubiquity of alcohol consumption hides its serious health risks, including cancer.

Ritu Aneja, Professor of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham • conversation
June 5, 2024 • ~5 min

Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy – and most women don’t even know it

Many prenatal supplements don’t have enough folate, choline and omega-3 fatty acids.

Mary Scourboutakos, Family Medicine Resident and Nutrition Expert, Eastern Virginia Medical School • conversation
June 3, 2024 • ~10 min

Louisiana reclassifies abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means

The new law makes it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.

Tami S. Rowen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
May 24, 2024 • ~9 min

Louisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means

The legislation would make it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.

Tami S. Rowen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
May 24, 2024 • ~9 min

Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting

Some anthropologists question how much rare activities like big-game hunting could have affected how our species evolved. Instead they’re looking at daily activities like carrying water or firewood.

Cara Wall-Scheffler, Professor and Chair of Biology at Seattle Pacific University and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington • conversation
May 8, 2024 • ~9 min

Taliban Aiming to Bring Visitors to Afghanistan
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May 1, 2024 • ~5 min

A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit

Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.

Mark M. Lambert, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Bioethics, Des Moines University • conversation
April 12, 2024 • ~8 min

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