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FeatureFixing medicine’s gender gap
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
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CareersWorkplace support for menstruation and menopause
The chemical industry and universities are doing more to give chemists what they need to manage their menstrual health
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FeatureManaging the menopause
The end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solution
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OpinionRobyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
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CareersTime off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Menstrual leave can improve working conditions for all employees
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OpinionThe women-led health projects doing things differently
Innovative approaches to awareness and participation
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OpinionHow feminist bioethics can improve women’s health
From correcting research imbalances to placing value on lived experiences
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CareersHow Bathabile Ramalapa is making a place for chemistry in health innovation
The award-winning scientist is solving health problems in the global south and inspiring other girls to follow suit
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #086
From Italian composers to chemical constants, can you crack the grid of this cryptic crossword puzzle?
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #094
Take a deep dive into this puzzle to find the hidden shellfish compound
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #086
This quick crossword has atmosphere, auks, and several acids. Can you solve it?
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ResearchSnuff tube residues push back date of oldest hallucinogen use in Peruvian Andes
Chemical analysis reveals traces of a number of psychoactive compounds thought to have been used to secure leaders’ status
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CareersThe All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold
Sharing best practices across chemistry departments to create better working environments and get Athena Swan accreditation
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NewsUnder legal pressure American Chemical Society ends diversity programme
The society is replacing its 30-year-old Scholars Program for minorities with a larger one that does not consider race
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OpinionWay’s double silicates and what else he dug up from the soil
John Thomas Way’s practical advice also produced the first quantitative observations of ion exchange
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #085
Knowing scientists from Germany, Glasgow, Israel and the US will get you far in this quick crossword
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CareersCultural changes need to stop PhD students working for free
Top-down support is needed to stop exploitative PhD practices