Naomi Elster
Naomi Elster is a writer and a scientist. She has a PhD in breast cancer. Her nonfiction covers science, health, and an evidence-based approach to women’s issues. You can find her on Twitter @Naomi_Elster.
All Work
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I’m Not Hysterical—but You’re Sexist
Over the years, people in power have used “hysteria” to denigrate women’s bodies.
Ireland’s Repeal of the Eighth in Retrospect: Evidence and Empathy Won the Day
We talked about "compassion in a crisis." But did pro-repeal campaigners miss opportunities to talk about autonomy, the right to abortion, and medication abortion's safety when we fought the country's draconian abortion ban?
Behind the Pap Smear: A Wife Whose Husband Scraped Her Cervix Daily (!)
That couldn't have been comfortable for Mary Papanicolaou, but their work gave us the best way of screening for cervical cancer.
A Short History of the ‘Biological Clock’: It’s Been Ticking Off Women for 40 Years
Can we let the term slide into history's dustbins? Maybe ... if we had less media scaremongering and more rigorous science.
