by Paula Derry | Jun 24, 2013 | Health Care, Motherhood, New Research
Arthur Caplan is a well-known ethicist, the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University’s Langone Medical Center. On June 11, 2013, Caplan posted an article called “Get real: No need to overdo risk disclosure” on the medical website Medscape....
by Alice Dan | Jun 6, 2013 | Menstruation, New Research
Today marks the start of Making Menstruation Matter, the 20th conference focusing on menstrual cycle research and women’s health. For 36 years, these conferences have been open to those interested in the latest information on menstrual aspects of women’s...
by Paula Derry | May 27, 2013 | Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
Articles in the media often report research results with a number, for example the number of hot flashes per day or the severity of menstrual cramps. However, these are not facts in the way that “man bites dog” would be a fact. In part, this is because the numbers...
by Heather Dillaway | May 23, 2013 | Health Care, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research, Reproduction
OB-GYNS receive little to no medical training about menopause. Or at least that’s what recent research results show. Results of a web-based survey of 258 OB-GYN residency training directors across the country suggest that about one in five doctors receive any training...
by Chris Bobel | May 13, 2013 | New Research
With apologies to the Harpers Index, we present you with a snapshot of the upcoming 20th Biennial Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference held at Manhattan Marymount College, June 6-8, 2013. Number of presenters on the program: 125 Number of...
by Paula Derry | Apr 29, 2013 | Communication, Motherhood, New Research
Research is often reported as though it is news, as though the most recent article is the best and research that was not published this year is somehow not as interesting or is out-of-date. I recently dug out some articles I wrote about the psychology of working...
