Mind & BrainSeptember 23, 2012
Study shows gender bias in science is real. Here’s why it matters.
Stories by Ilana Yurkiewicz
Ilana Yurkiewicz, M.D., is a physician at Stanford University and a medical journalist. She is a former Scientific American Blog Network columnist and AAAS Mass Media Fellow. Her writing has also appeared in Aeon Magazine, Health Affairs, and STAT News, and has been featured in "The Best American Science and Nature Writing.
HealthSeptember 17, 2012
Unnatural selection: is prenatal testing a triumph for reproductive freedom or brazen discrimination?
HealthSeptember 15, 2012
But who will the doctor confide in?
HealthAugust 31, 2012
When should medicine talk about race? Part 2: Seven guidelines
HealthAugust 25, 2012
When should medicine talk about race?
EnvironmentAugust 20, 2012
The downside of politicians talking about science
HealthAugust 10, 2012
Why do most medical students support the Affordable Care Act?
HealthJuly 31, 2012
From live animals to mannequins to human beings: can there ever be an ethical way to practice medical procedures?
HealthJuly 26, 2012
Drinking from a firehose: can research into the human mind help with medical school memorization?
HealthJuly 5, 2012
Lurkers, de-lurk! Who is reading this blog?
HealthJuly 2, 2012
Thinking through health care reform: a compilation of diverse perspectives
HealthJune 28, 2012
Stigmatizing illness, stigmatizing others
HealthJune 24, 2012
Detachment
HealthJune 17, 2012
Why Mark Regnerus study shouldn t matter, even if it were the most scientifically robust study in the world
HealthJune 12, 2012
Three bizarre tales of medical survivors, and what they can (and cannot) teach us about medicine
HealthMay 25, 2012
Are medical schools squashing creativity? Part 2: Lighten up on mandates, and take advantage of the informal curriculum
HealthMay 16, 2012
Writing about patients: lessons from first year
HealthMay 8, 2012
When practicing on patients can have real consequences
HealthApril 19, 2012
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day: the misuse and abuse of the Nazi analogy in modern bioethics
HealthApril 12, 2012
Is medical school admission squashing creativity?
HealthApril 11, 2012
Words, influence, and identity
HealthApril 2, 2012
"Bad doctors" and bad habits
HealthMarch 23, 2012
Are medical students really that clueless about health care costs?
HealthMarch 14, 2012
When a Patient is Ready to Talk About Death, but a Medical Student is Not