Dense Breasts 101, with Julie Gershon
If you’ve had a mammogram, and your results show you have dense breast tissue - here’s what you should know about it. Radiologist Julie Gershon talks about what it means for your health, and what you ...
15 Apr 202526min
What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? with author Shalene Gupta
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, or PMDD is a little-known and under-researched condition - a severe form of PMS. Shalene Gupta is the author of ‘The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD’, ...
8 Apr 202532min
Surviving a ‘widowmaker’ heart attack, with Carolyn Thomas
Carolyn Thomas was having a heart attack when an emergency room doctor diagnosed her with acid reflux and sent her home. For two weeks, she continued experiencing symptoms while attempting to live nor...
1 Apr 202530min
The dark history of the Dalkon Shield IUD, with Chikako Takeshita
Modern IUDs - intrauterine devices - are a safe form of contraception for most women. But this wasn’t always the case. Author Chikako Takeshita traces the history and development of these devices, ori...
24 Mar 202528min
The origin story of estrogen therapy, with Alison Li
What are the origins of HRT and estrogen therapy? Historian Alison Li takes us back to 1930s Canada, and the ‘endocrine gold rush’, when estrogen was extracted from hogs, then human placentas, and fin...
18 Mar 202529min
Surviving an almost fatal brain aneurysm, with Alicia Trujillo
When journalist Alicia Trujillo felt a sudden, searing headache while swimming, she knew something was wrong. Doctors finally uncovered the cause a few days later - a ruptured aneurysm in her brain. I...
4 Nov 202423min
HPV, cervical cancer and the at-home screening test that could save your life, with Dr Anita Lim
Cervical cancer is preventable, but nobody really likes showing up at the gynecologist’s office to get their screening done - which is likely the reason the number of women who show up for screening h...
29 Okt 202427min
Can we talk about menopause in the office yet, and what are menopause benefits?
Despite all the noise about menopause (and there’s a lot), there’s one place where we’re still not talking about it openly, and that’s the workplace. But that’s changing - slowly. Now, some companies ...
22 Okt 202424min
