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Cancer Drugs Give and Take: Janet Cooke-Wright and Alma Levant Hayden
Jane Cooke Wright and Alma Levant Hayden - two Black American women scientists who work on the cure for cancer
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- Sep 1, 2020
- 6 min
Weighing Risks and Benefits: Smallpox - Lady Montagu and Janet Parker
What smallpox, a disease of the past, can teach us about COVID-19.
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 8 min
How Science Commercialisation Affected AIDS History: Gertrude Elion and Shuping Sunshine Wang
How science commercialisation affected AIDS history: Gertrude Elion and Sunshine WangS
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- Apr 12, 2020
- 7 min
Science and Religion: Multiple Sclerosis - Saint Lidwina and Rita Levi-Montalcini
Can science and religion live harmoniously? We identified two women in the history of MS whose religion influenced their lives.
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 7 min
The Differences: Multiple Myeloma - Vera Danchakoff and Geraldine Ferraro
The history of multiple myeloma told through the stories of two women: Dr Vera Danchakoff and Geraldine Ferraro.
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- Oct 27, 2019
- 7 min
October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Dr Janet-Lane Claypon and Diahann Carroll
Breast Cancer Awareness month blog post: Dr Janet-Lane Claypon and Diahann Carroll
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- Sep 30, 2019
- 7 min
The Cures: Malaria - The Countess of Chinchon and Tu YouYou
The cures of malaria, quinine and artemisinin, were discovered by two women: The Countess of Chinchon and Tu YouYou. Here are their stories.
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- Jul 26, 2019
- 6 min
Trusting Your Senses: Parkinson's Disease - Margaret Bourke-White and Joy Milne
Trusting Your Senses - Parkinson's Disease through the stories of photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White and nurse/super-smeller Joy Milne
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- Jul 3, 2019
- 5 min
Denied: Cervical Cancer - Eva Peron and Henrietta Lacks
Denied: The two women in the history of cervical cancer - Eva Peron and Henrietta Lacks.
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- Jun 22, 2019
- 6 min
The Stubborn Women: Typhoid - Mary and Sara
The stubborn women of typhoid fever: Mary Mallon and Sara Josephine Baker.
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- Jun 11, 2019
- 5 min
We Shall Not Be Forgotten: Alzheimer's Disease - Rita and Auguste
We Shall Not Be Forgotten: The women of Alzheimer's Disease - Rita Hayworth and Auguste Deter
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