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Book Review: Behind the Demise of the Tavistock Gender Clinic March 24, 2023
“Time to Think,” by BBC journalist Hannah Barnes, is a deeply reported account of what went wrong at the Gender Identity Development Service in Britain, the U.K.’s only clinic for children with gender dysphoria. Barnes is propelled by a core question: Did the right young people receive the right care?
Frieda Klotz
As Microbiome Science Forges Ahead, Will Some Be Left Behind? March 23, 2023
The FDA’s approval of the first fecal microbiota treatment last fall was a watershed moment for research on the human microbiome. It should also serve as a reminder of how critical it is to ensure that this research serves all of humanity, not just the world’s wealthiest countries.
Julie Barrett O'Brien, Katya Moniz, & Justin Chen
Inside the Post-Roe Scramble to Count Abortions March 22, 2023
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned the 50-year precedent set by Roe and reshaped abortion access across the U.S. It also posed a challenge for abortion researchers: Could they speed up their collection of abortion data, in order to watch those shifts happening in real time?
Rebecca Grant