Podcast Showcase: The Accessible Stall
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to The Accessible Stall. Sum up your podcast in...
Category: Health
Why Roe v. Wade is a humanitarian issue
The landmark Roe v. Wade case, decided in 1973, was a huge win for women around the world. Although the case centered in the US, Roe v. Wade helped bring more attention to women’s healthcare as a...
Abortion regulations in Latin America: legality, restrictions and prohibitions
Women's rights have been widely debated in recent weeks around the world, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own 1973 ruling, known as Roe v. Wade. The landmark decision puts the spotlight...
Why trans bodies matter (hint: It’s the Patriarchy, Stupid)
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe, leaving reproductive rights to be strangled by the groping hands of overwhelmingly male Republican state legislatures across the US,...
Depression: low serotonin may not be the cause – but antidepressants still work
Andrew M McIntosh, University of Edinburgh and Cathryn Lewis, King's College London A recent study found inconsistent evidence linking the neurotransmitter serotonin to depression. In an article for...
What you should know about monkeypox
The monkeypox virus was endemic in some countries of the African continent, however, in the last few months, cases have been reported in different parts of the world. This has raised alerts about the...
Inspired by Stars Wars, Spanish researcher develops new method to fight cancer
Researcher Pilar Baldominos' findings could help determine better therapies for cancer patients. Through advanced techniques with names inspired by Star Wars — PADME and JEDI — Baldominos and...
Podcast Showcase: The Mindful Minute
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to The Mindful Minute. Sum up your podcast in three...
How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US
Marni Sommer, Columbia University What is behind the tampon shortage? There are a couple of things at play here. First off, it appears tampons are another casualty of the supply chain problems that...
The devastating human impact of China’s “zero-Covid” policy
The last time I visited Shanghai in 2018, the city was alive. I spent days treading its bustling streets, hand-in-hand with my grandparents. As night fell, Shanghai’s late-night barbeques and river...