Not Science Fiction: American immigration politics threaten scientific advances
The year 2017 was an anti-science roller-coaster ride. From the plentiful deniers of climate change to the seven words rumored
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Feminine Hygiene: My Own Struggle at the Airport
Surrounding me in the Barcelona airport this past winter was the latest technology—new scanners and gadgets directed at catching radioactive
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Nodding Along
My grandmother was a strong and compassionate Egyptian woman, a mother of three, and a pathologist. On a glass slide,
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A Budding Clinician-Scientist
Before I embarked on my second year of medical school, I wanted to try something different — an experience I
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Too Many Eyes Between the Thighs: Sex and Surveillance
There’s a special bond between students and their teachers. As someone who used to teach young children, I know firsthand
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Gender Application Gap
Gender stereotypes are pervasive in medicine. Last year, JAMA reported on the gender pay gap in medicine, and I found
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#BoPo: Body positivity in the age of obesity
When I was younger, I loved watching the televised broadcasts of New York Fashion Week. I grew up in the
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The Day I Took off my White Coat
The man in scrubs stands in the middle of the room. He has a blood-filled syringe in one hand and
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Guter Mann
This city is so peaceful. As the bikes whiz by, I notice the absence of the cacophony and polluting fumes
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Immigrant’s Suitcase: Ordinary people with the will to do extraordinary things
A mother separated from her missing husband flees a war-torn country, her homeland, to provide a brighter future for her
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