Menstrual products are essential items for individuals worldwide, yet their widespread use contributes to significant environmental concerns especially with the use of disposable period products. In the Western world, a majority of people who menstruate use disposable period products. According to the World Bank, more than 300 million women worldwide are menstruating per day. An […]
Menstrual equity is defined as having sufficient access to menstrual products, menstrual education, and reproductive health care for all people who menstruate regardless of age, race, gender, ethnicity, education, place of residence, or country. In 2022, the World Health Organization finally called for menstrual health to be recognized and addressed as a health and human […]
Until very recently, the issue of menstrual equity has been given little consideration globally and also in the United States. As of 2015, there are an estimated 800 million people on the planet who are menstruating, out of whom 500 million lack access to adequate resources for managing their periods. A recent study found that […]
Medicine is a language of its own. When we hear doctors speak to one another, it’s like a foreign language that we are eager to understand. Indeed, the language of medicine is one of deep understanding. Each of the various prefixes and suffixes of a medical term can come together to create a unique and […]
Physics taught us that the current follows the “path of least resistance.” Hopeful healthcare professionals apply this heuristic as they follow the path to their health professions schools, not wanting to jeopardize their future by going off the beaten path or forging their own path. Perhaps some anxiety is warranted, given recent admissions statistics. According […]
