Covid’s Effect On Women in the Workplace
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected women’s employment much more dramatically than men, especially women of color.
Medical Notes: Week of September 1, 2019
Death rates due to heart failure have been increasing since 2012 despite improvements in medicine and surgery. Then, Binge drinking is often seen as a problem among college students and 20-somethings… but a study in the journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that a lot of senior citizens binge drink, too. Then, ACL tears have traditionally been thought of as the result of one bad …
Medical Notes: Week of April 1, 2018
How PFCs affect weight gain, women are more likely to bully other women, and what is more important for longevity exercise or the occasional drink?
Speaking Out on Sexual Harassment
Experts discuss the state of sexual harassment claims with more women speaking out, what makes these perpetrators more dangerous, and how to make legal claims stick.
Heart Attacks in Young Women (2018)
Surveys show young women are often unaware of their risk for a heart attack and are much less likely to go to the emergency room when one occurs.
Medical Notes: Week of May 7, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 7.
Heart Attacks in Young Women (2015)
Young women are at relatively low risk of heart attacks, but when they have one, a much greater proportion die than among men of the same age. Surveys show young women are often unaware of their risk and are much less likely to go to the emergency room when a heart attack occurs. Experts discuss reasons and possible remedies.
Women and Work
Experts explain the social, economic, and governmental factors that are leading women to quit their jobs--often unwillingly--and stay home.
Gender Bias in Science
Few female role models exist at major research universities in scientific fields, subverting efforts to get more women into math and science. Many scientists have dismissed gender bias as a factor. However, new research shows that unintentional bias results in women being subconsciously considered less competent than their male scientific counterparts. Experts explain how unconscious bias exists …