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“Mortality and Morbidity in Transsexual Patients with Cross-Gender Hormone Treatment” (1989), by Henk Asscheman, Louis J. G. Gooren, and P. L. E. Eklund

By: Lauren Hilton | Published: Jan 14, 2026

In 1989, physicians Henk Asscheman, Louis J. G. Gooren, and P.L.E. Eklund published the article “Mortality and Morbidity in Transsexual Patients with…

Transgender PersonsHormonesEstrogensAndrogensTranssexual Person
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“Partial Paralysis from Reflex Irritation, Caused by Congenital Phimosis and Adherent Prepuce” (1870), by Lewis Albert Sayre

By: Matthew Tontonoz | Published: Jan 14, 2026

In 1870, Lewis Albert Sayre, an orthopedic surgeon, published “Partial Paralysis from Reflex Irritation, Caused by Congenital Phimosis and Adherent…

ParalysisPhimosisCircumcision, MaleMale circumcisionCase Reports
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“Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in San Francisco” (2020), by Jessica Trowbridge and Colleagues

By: Federico Mellani | Published: Aug 14, 2025

In 2020, Jessica Trowbridge and colleagues published “Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in…

FirefightersFluorocarbonsOccupational ExposureFire fightersPerfluorinated chemicals
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Thesis: The Historical Context of Menopause and Related Health Challenges

By: Megha Pillai | Published: Aug 14, 2025

Menopause is the point in time twelve months after a female has had their last menstrual period (National Institute on Aging, 2022). It typically…

MenopauseAgingHistory of MedicineHormonesStigma
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Thesis: Uterine Technologies: Ethical and Social Considerations

By: Aubrey Pinteric | Published: Aug 14, 2025

Over the past few decades, female infertility rates have been steadily increasing. As of 2025, various infertility treatments, including IVF and…

ReproductionWomen's HealthBiologyethicsUterus
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Gomco Circumcision Clamp

By: Matthew Tontonoz | Published: Aug 12, 2025

The Gomco circumcision clamp is a metal device that medical practitioners use to perform circumcision, or the removal of the foreskin of the penis.…

Circumcision, MaleMale circumcisionForeskinPenisGlans Penis
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Non-Therapeutic Infant Circumcision

By: Matthew Tontonoz | Published: Aug 12, 2025

Non-therapeutic infant circumcision is the surgical removal of healthy foreskin from a male infant, often shortly after birth, for the purpose of…

Circumcision, MaleMale circumcisionMasturbationForeskinForeskin removal
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“Identification of a Cancer Stem Cell in Human Brain Tumors” (2003), by Sheila Singh, Ian Clarke, Mizuhiko Terasaki, Victoria Bonn, Cynthia Hawkins, Jeremy Squire, Peter Dirks

By: Akaash Surendra | Published: Aug 11, 2025

In 2003, Sheila Singh and colleagues published “Identification of a Cancer Stem Cell in Human Brain Tumors” in the journal Cancer Research. The study…

Brain TumorsAdult Stem CellsStem Cell ResearchCell Self RenewalCancer Stem Cells
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“Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research” (1999), by John Ancona Robertson

By: Aida Movahed | Published: Aug 11, 2025

In 1999, John Ancona Robertson, a researcher who studied bioethics and law, published “Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” hereafter…

Embryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo ResearchEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic Developmentbioethics
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The Human Genome Diversity Project (1991–2002)

By: Matthew Tontonoz | Published: Aug 10, 2025

The Human Genome Diversity Project, or HGDP, was an effort led by US-based scientists to collect DNA from members of Indigenous communities living…

GenomeHuman Genome Diversity ProjectHuman Genome ProjectNational Center for Human Genome Research (U.S.)Indigenous People