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Completely agree with the views in this The New York Times Rachel E. Gross piece about "failure to thrive" having outlived its usefulness. Patients benefit from precise diagnoses and the comprehensive investigations that would support them. Next up: "idiopathic." nytimes.com/2024/05/13/sci…

Absolutely fascinating to find how the off-putting diagnosis "failure to thrive" jumped from pediatrics to geriatrics. In medicine, it seems, failure connects us all 🤔: nytimes.com/2024/05/13/sci… via The New York Times @nytscience #OlderAmericansMonth

Meet 'failure to thrive,' the term that stays with us from birth to old age. My latest for The New York Times:

"Abortion" wasn't always a dirty word. In fact, it once included miscarriage and other forms of early pregnancy loss. My latest for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/08/13/sci…

Menstrual blood is finally being taken seriously as a diagnostically rich substance. Soon, it could change the course for millions of endometriosis patients. My first for The New Yorker: newyorker.com/science/annals…

"Drop by drop, they are painting a fuller picture of an area of the body that’s been hidden for too long." new by Rachel E. Gross on the people (finally) researching menstrual blood, which turns out is "a diagnostic goldmine" newyorker.com/science/annals…

It’s difficult to sample tissue from hidden recesses of the body, such as the ovaries and the inside of the uterus. Instead of invasive surgery, could menstrual blood be used to diagnose diseases? nyer.cm/yLbiUa2

🩸This is how scientists and start-ups wring priceless data out of tampons and pads🩸 newyorker.com/science/annals… via The New Yorker

Can’t wait to answer all your bodily queries and quandaries tomorrow, Brooklyn! Brooklyn Public Library

Hysterectomies, aside from C-sections, are still the most common surgical procedure among women. But patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health. nyti.ms/3Zk2InT

All surgeries require informed consent. No exceptions. Yet when it comes to hysterectomies, an alarming number of patients say they don't know exactly what organs the surgery includes — or which ones remain afterward. Why? I investigate for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/12/02/hea…

There are several things going on here. Anecdotally, some patients report that their surgeons gloss over major components of the surgery, misuse terms, or fail to use plain language on their consent forms.

At the same time, some patients say they regret not asking more questions during their consultations, either because they were uncomfortable, uninformed, or didn't know what to ask. Shame, silence, and poor sex ed likely all contribute. These are not individual issues.

Another layer of confusion: The surgery that patients may be familiar with, because their mother or grandmother got it, is often a hysterectomy WITH ovarian removal (oophorectomy). Today, far fewer hysterectomies come with the removal of the ovaries — for good reason.

Despite its murky history, a hysterectomy, for many, can be life-changing. The difference lies in consent — which means having a full understanding of the procedure, including its risks, benefits, & alternatives. Here's a brief guide for patients: nytimes.com/2024/12/02/hea…

For a longer discussion about patient advocacy and reproductive health, check out “It’s Not Hysteria” by GynoMight (she/her): static.macmillan.com/static/fib/its…

For more on the history and politics of this procedure, check out Andréa (Dre) Becker's inclusive hysterectomy book "Get It Out": nyupress.org/9781479826605/…

Agree: updating disease names for scientific reasons makes sense, ("heart failure" anyone?). But let's ensure we're doing so for the right reasons, not just to avoid scaring patients. Compassionate communication > renaming everything. 🙌 Rachel E. Gross nytimes.com/2025/01/28/hea…

AS ALWAYS Rachel E. Gross WITH AN EXCELLENT READ - LIFE GUIDING INFORMATION THAT IS ESSENTIAL AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN nytimes.com/2025/04/22/hea…

The outdated idea of estrogen as merely the 'female sex hormone' may have stifled research into its myriad effects on the brain. No longer: nytimes.com/2025/04/22/hea… via The New York Times NYT Science