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I had the pleasure of seeing Atul Gawande speak at the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa) a few weeks ago. He noted that in America, many people do not know who their doctor is. This made me chuckle. … Continue reading
Angela Ballantyne
In this piece from Scientific American, R. Douglas Fields argues that the new US National Institutes of Health policy, which is intended to drive research in sex differences, is a major step in the wrong direction. The new policy requires … Continue reading
In this New York Times story, Catherine Saint Louise tells of a 34 year old women, in her second trimester, denied urgent dental care because she did not have a note from her doctor. Weeks later when she was finally seen, two … Continue reading
Should scientists pay women who provide eggs for stem cell research? This involves both a pragmatic and ethical question. Pragmatically – how are scientists going to convince women to undergo the onerous process of hyper-ovulation and egg extraction in the … Continue reading