Women’s Health
Should You Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot Now or Wait Until Fall? Two Immunologists Help Weigh the Options
By Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South CarolinaWhile COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly...
How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body? Our Lab Found Heat + Humidity Gets Dangerous Faster Than Many People Realize
By W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn StateHeat...
When Stigma Kills
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness month. On Feb. 14, 1995, Fonda Bryant was prepared to die. She planned...
How the Tampon Shortage Is Exacerbating Period Poverty in the US
By Marni Sommer, Columbia UniversityTampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues.Reports of a...
Telehealth and Pain Management: What You Need to Know
The last thing you want to do when you’re experiencing debilitating pain is hop on public transportation or get in...
Fighting a Cancer That Rarely Targets Black Women Has Made Me a Braver Human
As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorIt’s probably just a sinus infection.That’s what my doctor thought when I came in a...
Is It Menopause or Something Else?
A woman in her late 40s may feel many things when she wakes up soaked in sweat: annoyed, anxious, maybe...
Keeping My HIV Diagnosis a Secret for a Year Taught Me a Lot About People’s Stereotypes
As told to Megan MarguliesI drove up my driveway and put my car in park. I was finally alone, so...
My Husband and I Talked About Almost Everything. I Wish We’d Known to Talk About Death
As told to Kimberly RexFrom the first time we met, Joe and I had great conversations. A southern gentleman with...
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