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“Part-Human Chimeras: Worrying the Facts, Probing the Ethics” (2007), by Françoise Baylis and Jason Scott Robert
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Jun 19, 2021
In 2007, Françoise Baylis and Jason Scott Robert published “Part-Human Chimeras: Worrying the Facts, Probing the Ethics” in The American Journal of…
LiteratureChimerismNeuronsChimeraGenetics
Andrew Zachary Fire (1959- )
By: May Catherine
| Published: Nov 28, 2011
Andrew Zachary Fire is a professor at Stanford University and Nobel Laureate. Fire worked at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of…
PeopleRNA InterferenceBiography
“Effect of Air Quality on Assisted Human Reproduction” (2010), by Richard Legro, Mark V. Sauer, Gilbert L. Mottla, Kevin S. Richter, Xian Li, William C. Dodson, and Duanping Liao
By: Ajeet Bains
| Published: May 05, 2021
In the early 2000s, Richard S. Legro, Mark V. Sauer, Gilbert L. Mottla, Kevin S. Richter, William C. Dodson, and Duanping Liao studied the…
In vitro fertilizationFertilization in VitroIndoor air pollutionPollutionUrban pollution
“Kangaroo Care Is Effective in Diminishing Pain Response in Preterm Neonates” (2003), by Celeste Johnston, Bonnie Stevens, Janet Pinelli, Sharyn Gibbins, Francoise Filion, Anne Jack, Susan Steele, Kristina Boyer, and Annie Veilleux
By: Claire E. Grayson
| Published: Jun 25, 2018
In the 2003 article “Kangaroo Care Is Effective in Diminishing Pain Response in Preterm Neonates”, Celeste Johnston, Bonnie Stevens, Janet Pinelli,…
LiteratureBirth weight, LowInfant CareMother and infantPain in infants
Cystic Fibrosis
By: Kristina Winikates
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal, inherited disease found in humans and characterized by buildup of thick, sticky mucus, particularly in the…
Cystic FibrosisGeneticsDiseases
Philippe Ricord (1800–1889)
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Philippe Ricord was a nineteenth-century physician and surgeon in France who studied syphilis and demonstrated that it is different from gonorrhea.…
SyphilisGonorrheaSexually Transmitted DiseasesChancreReproductive Health
James Young Simpson (1811–1870)
By: Nicole Erjavic
| Published: Jul 23, 2017
James Young Simpson was one of the first obstetricians to administer anesthesia during childbirth in nineteenth century Scotland. Before his work in…
ChildbirthObstetricsLabor (Obstetrics)ChloroformEther
Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951)
By: Rohini Nott
| Published: Oct 09, 2020
Henrietta Lacks, born Loretta Pleasant, had terminal cervical cancer in 1951, and was diagnosed at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,…
PeopleAfrican American History MonthWomen in medicine--HistoryMedicine--United States--Historybioethics
Roman v. Roman (2006)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: May 23, 2014
In the case Randy M. Roman v. Augusta N. Roman (2006), the Court of Appeals of Texas followed courts in other states and upheld the validity and…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroEmbryo DispositionEmbryo
Evelyn Lorraine Rothman (1932–2007)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Jun 28, 2017
Evelyn Lorraine Rothman advocated for women’s reproductive rights and invented at-home kits for women’s health concerns in the late twentieth century…
Downer, CarolAbortionObstetricsBirth ControlMenstrual regulation