by Lois Greene Stone How does this remark grab you? “Myomectomy is the operation of choice when it is necessary to save the uterus for
by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for newborns and the elderly in
by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were not yet aware of the
by Merle Hoffman Ihave this fantasy. It’s a variation on that wonderful scene in the movie “Network,” when the eccentric, somewhat mad character played by
by Jill Benderly Q: Why is a bikini like a doughnut? A: Because they’re both new contraceptives about to come on the market. Norplant is the first
by Elayne Clift The National Institutes of Health (NIH), America’s premier institution for health research, is having its own pulse taken these days. Under pressure
by Dr. Barbara Katz Rothman So now there’s a need for baby parts. Imagine that. Another miracle of modern science. It seems that transplants of
by Fred Pelka Judith Daire began therapy in 1971 with a psychiatrist who ended sessions with “a light embrace, and a kiss on the cheek”.
by Barbara Santee, Ph.D IDS and reproductive rights. Many people do not see the connection between the two issues, but there is one a very
by Carol Leigh As a prostitute and activist, I am deeply disturbed by the current and proposed legislation establishing mandatory HIV testing of prostitutes. Although
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