Suffering Shouldn’t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood

One of the most important lessons medical schools teach is one my mom mastered as a teenager left to fill her own mother’s shoes: how to figure out who is really sick and needs immediate attention and who can wait (or what we in the medical field call “triage”). Nothing I learned in med school … Read more

Evidence of Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Bandages

Many brands of bandages may contain PFAS chemicals, according to a new report commissioned by Environmental Health News (EHN) and the consumer watchdog site Mamavation. Of the 40 bandages they analyzed in a lab, 65% contained signs of PFAS chemicals. Also known as “forever chemicals,” because that’s approximately how long they linger in the environment, … Read more