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...
It’s Time to Take Nature to Task Jessica Martucci Arts & Culture, Gender Studies, Science & Medicine In March of this year, one of my respected colleagues and I published a short essay in Pediatrics in which we critiqued the use of “nature” in public health campaigns, specifically regarding breastfeeding...
Science and Journalism: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Vincent F. Hendricks Arts & Culture, Science & Medicine Some years ago, when I was about to receive the Elite Research Prize from The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, my son, Milton, 8 years old back, then asked me: ”Dad, I have to ask you...
The Pill Kills: Women’s Health and Feminist Activism Heather Munro Prescott Gender Studies, Science & Medicine This post originally appeared on Nursing Clio. On December 16, 1975, a group of Washington, D.C. area women’s health activists held the first-ever protest at the headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug...
There’s a New Generation of Water Pollutants in Your Medicine Cabinet Lee Blaney Science & Medicine Every day we each use a variety of personal care products. We wash our hands with antibacterial soaps and clean our faces with specialty cleansers. We wash and maintain our hair with shampoo, conditioner and...
Chemical Warriors, Part 3: Over the Rainbow UCLA Center for the Study of Women Science & Medicine Environmental justice and health movements raise awareness of the insidious nature of everyday chemical exposures and their alarming consequences for the health of our bodies and natural environments.
