Poetry Aug 14 ‘The human capacity to carry many things at once’ For poet Ada Limón, carrying both the joys and sorrows of a child-free life is a testament to the human ability to exist with many things piled on our shoulders at once. By Jennifer Hijazi
Health May 21 Can poppyseed oil help infertile couples conceive? Flushing fallopian tubes with a poppyseed oil-based solution may help a woman to conceive, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. By Kate Sheridan, STAT
Health Jun 21 Egg donation demand soars, but many long-term effects unknown Despite sporadic reports of subsequent infertility and a variety of cancers, some fatal, it isn’t known whether these problems are linked to the process or are simply the result of chance. By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News
Science Feb 03 UK House of Commons passes controversial three-person fertility treatment Should doctors be allowed to exchange bad genes for good ones in order to produce a healthy baby?… By Carey Reed
Oct 19 Watch Freezing Human Eggs for In Vitro Fertilization No Longer Experimental Procedure Freezing Human Eggs for In Vitro Fertilization No Longer Experimental Procedure… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch International Adoption Becoming Difficult Amid Treaties, Regulation International adoption has been a popular practice for American couples, with adoptions reaching as high as 20,000 a year. This process is becoming more difficult as barriers increase, with international organizations and foreign countries alike enacting increasingly stringent regulations. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Chemical Used in Household Plastics Sparks Concerns The chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, is used to make many common plastic products used in U.S. homes, including baby bottles. Scientists and expert panels have been tasked with determining whether BPA has adverse effects on human health. Continue watching