#1 The Female Viagra that’s Nothing Like Viagra
Our top story looks at Flibanserin or Addyi, the new sexual dysfunction drug approved for women by the FDA. NPR’s On the Media did a…
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#2 Why starving yourself is not the answer
Asking people to eat less, he says, is like asking them to breathe less. It sounds reasonable, so long as you don’t expect them…
Read More#3 Romance Novels Deliver an Education in Nigeria
From Harpers, Romancing Kano: photos by Glenna Gordon In Kano, a majority-Muslim city in northern Nigeria, a group of devout women writers have built…
Read More#4 Egypt Clamps Down on Press
In a new wave of controversy, an Egyptian court sentenced three journalists — a Canadian national, an Australian and an Egyptian–to three years in…
Read More#5 Goodbye Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sack, the neurologist, died this week at his home in New York. Sacks who’s widely known for his work on best sellers like,…
Read More#1 Female Rangers Face One More Hurdle
Briefing: Though the first female graduates passed the course, the question remains will they be allowed to serve as Rangers? Two women completed the…
Read More#2 Why Not Freeze Your Eggs?
We all know someone who’s thought about freezing her eggs, or who has done it. We’ve learned it’s not as simple as it sounds,…
Read More#3 Breakthrough Brain Study
Until recently scientists didn’t know how the brain disposed of dead or damaged cells. A recent study published in Nature discusses the discovery of…
Read More#4 What’s Too Much for the Boss to Expect?
Is it fair for a work culture to drive employees away? Academic institutions develop reputations for rigor, high expectations or inflated grading systems, so…
Read More#5 Trust Issues with China
The stock market wave crashed down on all of us this week, then the riptide seemed to drag us back out to safer waters. We’re…
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