Abortion Stories: 9780143138204 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022 […]
Seductions of the Transparent Body: X-Rays, A.I. Body Scans, and Cancer
There is no escaping cancer in the algorithm. In the months after finishing chemotherapy, targeted ads for A.I.-powered body scans […]
Love Transcripts: The Hidden Lesbian Love Letters of Dr Kathleen Lynn
Upon entering the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) and walking through its halls, the most prominent thing that […]
The Virgins’ Malady: How Marriage Became a Medical Treatment
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief /… / Be […]
After a Miscarriage, What Happens to the Fetus? The History is Complicated.
This essay is part one of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. Find the second part here. […]
Medical Misogyny and Marketing Addiction: How the Nineteenth-Century Patent Medicine Industry Exploited Women
Today, nearly half of young American women report negative interactions with healthcare providers. Research suggests that these experiences contribute to […]
A New Film about Ida Craddock: An Interview with the Director
A new docu-drama about reproductive freedom and women’s rights, Sex Radical chronicles the life of Ida Craddock (1857-1902), a feminist, […]
The Strange Case of Henrietta Wiley: A Habitual Drunkard’s Journey Through Guardianship and the Asylum
In the 1880s, a court declared that Henrietta Wiley – a wealthy New York heiress and socialite – was a […]
Dying Before Germ Theory
As RFK questions germ theory, and measles ravages unvaccinated children, Americans need to know what is at risk. Americans died […]
Miasma Theory: A Primer
I recently received an unusual request—could I explain miasma theory to an NPR reporter? Miasma theory is suddenly newsworthy, roughly […]
