Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy

Society / Q&A / July 15, 2025 A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues. (Photo: Lidewij Mulder) Andréa Becker, PhD, is a medical sociologist specializing in contested medical practices—“elements of medicalContinue Reading

Vaccine divide widens after CDC committee shake-up

​Politics have largely stayed out of Julie Linton’s South Carolina pediatrician’s office over the years — that is, until recently. The Greenville physician has seen an uptick in the number of parents feeling reluctant or refusing to vaccinate their children. Anti-vaccine messaging stemming from Washington D.C. isn’t helping, she says.Continue Reading