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Tag: Medical Research

0 Gender/Identity Education

Interview | Phyllis Greenberger, Author of ‘Sex Cells: The Fight to Overcome Bias and Discrimination in Women’s Healthcare’

Jodi Blecker in Moment · 10 Oct

Phyllis Greenberger's book "Sex Cells: The Fight to Overcome Bias and Discrimination in Women's Healthcare" serves as a call to action for more equitable healthcare emphasizing sex-specific medical research.

0 Jewish Law Science

The Conservative Movement Moves on Cannabis

Paula Jacobs in Tablet · 16 Feb

The Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has approved a teshuva (responsum) on cannabis usage, addressing social, legal, and medical issues.

0 Science Ethics

Scribe | California Proposition 14 is about pikuach nefesh — here’s why

Forward · 3 Nov 2020

In her article, Stacey Dorenfeld discusses California's Proposition 14 as a significant stride in stem cell research, likening its importance to Judaism's concept of pikuach nefesh, or the preservation of life.

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Diabetes, the Jewish Disease

Arleen Marcia Tuchman in Tablet · 10 Aug 2020

The association between Jews and diabetes was first observed in the 19th century when doctors noted that a significant number of their diabetic patients were Jewish.

0 Science Communities

The Jewish Side of Cystic Fibrosis

Shoshy Ciment in Tablet · 22 Aug 2018

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, a woman battling a rare form of cystic fibrosis, the Ashkenazi mutation, founded Emilys Entourage, a nonprofit aimed at funding research for nonsense mutations of CF that lack effective treatment options.