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Character, Not Just Credentials: What Pre-Med Discourse Says About the Future of Medicine

An Interview with Dr. Rekha Srinivasan The Story For this month’s OvaCare article, I sat down with Dr. Rekha Srinivasan, a professor at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Sri, as she is known to her students, teaches the notoriously challenging subject of Organic Chemistry to hundreds of pre-med students each semester. Recently, she has noticed a concerning trend: a small but significant number of these students are making negative and personal comments about their profes

Neko Dossett

Character, Not Just Credentials: What Pre-Med Discourse Says About the Future of Medicine

An Interview with Dr. Rekha Srinivasan The Story For this month’s OvaCare article, I sat down with Dr. Rekha Srinivasan, a professor at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Sri, as she is known to her students, teaches the notoriously challenging subject of Organic Chemistry to hundreds of pre-med students each semester. Recently, she has noticed a concerning trend: a small but significant number of these students are making negative and personal comments about their profes

Neko Dossett

Feb 24 min read

A Guide to Choosing The Right Reusable Period Product for You

Why Reusable? When most people get their first period, they are introduced to the tried and true disposable tampons and pads. These products are what our mothers and grandmothers grew up using, and they pass the tradition down to us. The generational norms and easy access to pads and tampons lead to their early introduction, creating a habit many menstruators never stray from (1). However, the environmental, financial, and health burdens of disposable pads and tampons provid

Neko Dossett

Jan 54 min read

Medical Gaslighting: A Woman's Narrative of Biomedicine

What is Medical Gaslighting? The term medical gaslighting has become increasingly common in conversations about women's healthcare, but what does it really mean and how can it be prevented? Medical gaslighting is defined by the American Journal of Medicine as “an act that invalidates a patient's genuine clinical concern without proper medical evaluation, because of physician ignorance, implicit bias, or medical paternalism.” We’ll unpack this definition throughout the artic

Neko Dossett

Nov 3, 20255 min read

Reproductive Health Safety Net Faces New Pressure from 2025 Policy Changes

New policies are reshaping how women access care, creating uncertainty around the reproductive health safety net in the United States....

Shriya Mehta

Oct 6, 20254 min read

What Tomorrow Brings: Women’s Health in Project 2025

Project 2025, considered by many to be the policy framework for the second Trump Administration, was produced by the Heritage Foundation...

Arran Davis

Oct 6, 20255 min read

The Unseen Crisis: Gaps in Women’s Healthcare

For much of medical history, women were seen as a nuisance or a variable to account for in clinical research and care delivery. Citing...

Haasini Peddikuppa

Aug 13, 20252 min read

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