Gender Identity and the Medical Lab
What happens when individuals with diverse gender identities need medical tests? Find out in my cover story "Gender Identity and the...
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The Dangers of Alcohol in Pregnancy
It’s one thing to learn about the dangers of alcohol in pregnancy at a conference presentation. It’s another thing entirely...
Mixed Match – When Ancestry is the Cure
Mixed Match: When Ancestry is the Cure is a remarkable documentary that explores why it’s so difficult for people of...
Cancer screening for BRCA gene mutations
Recently, I saw an advertisement for The Screen Project, a Canada-wide study providing an opportunity for all interested Canadians over...
We Must Preserve Our Last Antibiotics
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise. At the same time, antibiotic drug development has slowed to a crawl. We’re definitely...
The best gifts: Join the stem cell registry or donate blood
Tired of the excess commercialism around the holidays? This year, give a selfless gift instead: join the bone marrow stem...
High heels hurt more than your wallet
At my son's recent graduation, I couldn't help wincing as I watched almost all of the women graduates teetering on...
The Gene: An Intimate History Book Review
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a fascinating read about the journey scientists have traveled to unlock the...
The ethics of human embryo gene editing
Right now, scientists can edit the genes of human embryos. Using an exciting technology called CRISPR (clustered randomly interspersed short palindromic...
ASJA 2016 Health & Medical Writing: No Science Degree Required
At the ASJA 2016 conference in New York for the American Society of Journalists and Authors, I organized and spoke...
