Health Beyond the Blog: Why It Costs $15,000 to Freeze Your Eggs
A new documentary explores the ethical and financial implications of oocyte preservation – egg freezing.
Health Beyond the Blog: A rough week for mask mandates
Vix's podcast "Today, Explained" takes up the changes to federal mask policies.
When Doctors (and Other Providers) Doubt: Vaccine Hesitancy In Healthcare
Hesitancy and misinformation have marked th eCovid vaccine campaign. How do we respond when the hesitant are healthcare workers?
Health Beyond the Blog: Your Skin Explained
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo Your Skin; the mammoth of all human organs and the title of season 3, episode 8 of the Netflix + Vox docuseries, Explained. In an enthralling (at times perturbing)…
“So You Want to Be Lighter?”
Photo by Jeff Siepman on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo I was not much older than I am now when I realized that the vast selection of cosmetics stashed behind the counters at my neighborhood international markets were not ordinary…
Health Beyond the Blog: Decolonizing Health Equity Research
NPR’s podcast series, Shortwave, examines the latest in health and science news, mysteries, and discoveries. In a recent installment entitled “White Scholars Can Complicate Research into Health Disparities,” hosts Maria Godoy and Usha Lee McFarling discuss threats to health equity…
Hunting for a Dose
Photo by little plant on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo In the weeks leading up to his inauguration, then President-elect Biden announced what at the time seemed like an ambitious goal: to deliver 100 million vaccines during his first 100…
We “Care” Too Much: Corruption in Guardianship
Photo by Lukasz Radziejewski on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo Netflix’s recently released original film, I Care A Lot, has received glowing reviews for its witty yet relevant commentary on Western notions of feminism and capitalism. But, perhaps more notable…
“Which Doesn’t Belong?”: Evaluating Spirituality’s Place in Medicine
Photo by Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash (rights-free) By: Zainab Molumo Over its centuries-long evolution, modern medicine has earned the reputation for being a profession informed by objectivity and logic, rarely being associated with religion or spirituality. Despite having some of…
Introducing News Team Member Zainab Molumo
Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash (rights-free) During my last months of high school, I was going through a period of exploration of sorts——what I call my “documentary phase.” During that stage, the bulk of my free time was spent…