Real Men & Real Food: The Cultural Politics of Male Weight Loss Emily Contois, Nursing Clio Science & Medicine This essay originally appeared on Nursing Clio. When Weight Watchers first launched an online program “customized just for guys” in 2007, one of their advertisements proclaimed, “Real men don’t...
How Malleable is an “Ethic”? A Dose of Systems Thinking Reality Michele Battle-Fisher Philosophy, Science & Medicine Before I begin, what do I mean by “ethic”? Ethics are, in the end, a study of moral justification of our actions (or inaction). Most simply put, ethics are a set of moral judgments that can influence and...
Handmaids, Hospitals, and The Pageantry of the Newborn Nursery Window Hannah Fagen Gender Studies, Science & Medicine This story originally appeared on NursingClio, a collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to present-day issues related to gender and medicine. Sixteen minutes into the second episode...
Meal Replacement Products and Cognitive Enhancement Drugs: Are They All Just Mad Science? Arthur Gibbs Science & Medicine Over the last decade, science has evolved in leaps and bounds, changing the way humans work, think, interact, and travel, thanks to many recent advances and innovations, including computers, smartphones, and...
The Other Opioid Crisis—People in Poor Countries Can’t Get the Pain Medication They Need Luke Messac Science & Medicine There are two opioid crises in the world today. One is the epidemic of abuse and misuse, present in many countries but rising at an alarming rate in the United States. The other crisis is older and affects...
The “Right” and “Wrong” Kind of Addict: Iatrogenic Opioid Addiction in Historical Context Jonathan Jones Science & Medicine Last year, Kelly McEvers of NPR’s Embedded podcast introduced us to Joy. Something about Joy seems so ordinary, even familiar. She’s a certified hospital nurse, a mother of three kids, and a former Girl...
“Just Close Your Eyes and Chew!”: Spirulina, Modernization, and the “Lost” Crops of the Past Christian Ruth Science & Medicine This article originally appeared on Nursing Clio. On February 20, 2017, the young nation of South Sudan declared that it was suffering famine in several regions of the country.1 It was the first of several...
