Some physicians believe politics are threatening women’s health in America. A doctor explains why some of his colleagues no longer trust government sources on STDs or birth control. Then, we’ll talk to graduate students who helped identify victims of Hurricane Katrina with DNA testing. And we'll hear about a new murder mystery set in Moscow in 1882. Plus, an investigation into the death of a human rights activist in Mexico.
Underreported: The Politics of Women's Health
On this week’s Underreported, Glamour editor Wendy Naugle and Dr. James Trussell discuss the influence religious and political groups are having on public health policies for women. Find out why some physicians no longer trust government sources on STDs or birth control, and why some accuse the FDA of bowing ...
Identifying Katrina Victims
Dr. Siobhan Dolan from Sarah Lawrence College and two graduate students in a human genetics program there describe their trip to Baton Rouge to identify the victims of Hurricane Katrina using DNA testing.
Murder in Moscow
Boris Akunin shares his historical mystery novel, The Death of Achilles, set in Moscow in 1882.
Events: Boris Akunin will be participating in three panels as part of the PEN World Voices Festival
For information on these panels, visit penfestival.org
Boris Akunin will be ...
Events: Boris Akunin will be participating in three panels as part of the PEN World Voices Festival
For information on these panels, visit penfestival.org
Boris Akunin will be ...
The Death of a Human Rights Lawyer
In 2003, a Mexican human rights lawyer was found dead. She had been shot in the leg and the head, with a death threat next to her body. The Mexican government ruled that it was a probable suicide, but journalist Linda Diebel disagrees. In Betrayed, she argues that Digna Ochoa ...
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