Guest post by Sue Friedman On April 15, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Myriad Genetics’ patents on the BRCA genes, which are associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, should be upheld. This case culminates a four-year legal tug-of-war between Myriad Genetics & Laboratories and a long list of individual, advocacy,…
The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Susan J. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H. Often times in depression, whether it is major depression or bipolar depression, a person can feel lost to him or herself. You may have difficulty…
The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Susan J. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H. Often times in depression, whether it is major depression or bipolar depression, a person can feel lost to him or herself. You may have difficulty…
For many of us, the approach of Mother’s Day prompts a frantic spree at the shopping mall or a quick stop at the florist. But allow it, please, to also inspire a once-a-year parameter for browsing recent titles and perennial favorites on the JHU Press list. From Nancy Demand’s Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece…
Guest post by Theodore Kornweibel, Jr. Pop quiz: Who are Pamela Beckham and Lisa Harris, and why should you know them? Second question: What industry has been, historically, the most male dominated? Admittedly, that’s a hard one: there are so many candidates. But I’m a historian, so I’ll venture an answer: the railroad industry. May…