Marty Makary, Often Wrong as Pandemic Critic, Is Poised To Lead the FDA He Railed Against

Panelists at a covid conference last fall were asked to voice their regrets — policies they had supported during the pandemic but had come to see as misguided. Covid contact tracing, one said. Closing schools, another said. Vaccine mandates, a third said. When Marty Makary’s turn came, the Johns Hopkins University surgeon said, “I can’t […] More

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Dami Atiba-Sogules: What Happens Inside the IVF Lab After The Egg Retrieval?

If you’re about to undergo an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) journey or have just completed an egg retrieval, you’re probably feeling a mix of excitement, hope, and a little nervousness. It’s not every day that you hand over your eggs (or your partner’s sperm) and then wait, sometimes for days, for magic to happen. Inside the […] More

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