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 HealthcareÂ
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
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) deep-dive into the skin, viewers get an up-close-and-personal…
“So You Want to Be Lighter?”
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 lotions and soaps but skin-lightening products. I…
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
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 days in office. Having since reached that…
We “Care” Too Much: Corruption in Guardianship
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 is the plot’s way of bringing to…
“Which Doesn’t Belong?”: Evaluating Spirituality’s Place in Medicine
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 its earliest ties with religious institutions like…
Introducing News Team Member Zainab Molumo
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 watching informational films and clips about various…