Since the Taliban seized power over Afghanistan in 2021 the …
Pain Without Permission: The Impasse for Afghan Women with PCOS and Endometriosis
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Trump vs. Harris: The Future of Women’s Bodily Autonomy
In the past, Republicans were the primary advocates around abortion, aiming to overturn Roe and end the federal right to abortion. They sought to disrupt the status quo, while Democrats largely defended it. Post-Dobbs, however, the tables have turned: abortion is an issue that mostly concerns the Democrats since they are now in the position of pushing for drastic change.
Bleeding for Change: Valuing Menstruation in the Face of Healthcare Inequality
Health, and access to healthcare in today’s world depend on …
The United States Fentanyl Epidemic – Another Backlash for Chinese-American Diplomacy?
First used as medication in the 1800s and having its …
One size does not fit all: the wellness industry and its commodification of health
For our last online article before the summer, staff writer Kathina Mehring dissects how the wellness industry puts a price on health and intrinsically links it to consumerism and capitalism.
Modernity and the information age -A reflection on a global transboundary threat
What do we build on top of the problems we face, and who can inhabit these new structures? This week, guest writer Viktor Warg analyzes this query, drawing inspiration from Beatriz Colomina’s works on the intersection between architecture and health.
How the far right utilises public distrust in government: A tale of vaccine opposition in the DACH-countries
In the DACH-countries, vaccine opposition has been a consistent feature throughout the pandemic. Although demonstrators in the three countries come from varying backgrounds, one common denominator can be identified: the increasing presence of far-right actors attempting to instrumentalize the demonstrations for their own gain.
The hidden implications of the WHO global alcohol strategy
Guest writer Robin Moraes Holst brings a thought provoking analysis of the WHO global strategy for reducing the harmful use of alcohol.
Boys will be… sexual violence victims too
For our Neglected Issue, Vilma Ellemark wrote of the important and too often forgotten subject of male victims of conflict related sexual violence.