Sep 11

Is AI making us less human?

Can an artificial intelligence really be a friend? In this episode of Science Quickly, Scientific American books and culture lead Bri Kane sits down with Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Sherry Turkle to discuss the rise of AI chatbots and their effect on human co ... Show More

26m 25s

Sep 9

The surprising science of friendship

Friendships are key to our well-being, but what kind of friendships do we really want? Despite being such a foundational part of the human experience, the science of friendship is still mysterious. Assistant professor of psychology Jessica Ayers is trying to fill in the blanks. W ... Show More

17m 56s

Sep 4

What if a dating app matched you with a dead body?

What if a dating app could optimize human connection, even after death? In this episode of Science Quickly, books and culture editor Bri Kane speaks with author Sarah Pierce about her debut novel For Human Use, a darkly comic thriller centered on a dating app that matches users w ... Show More

15m 44s

Apr 2025

Treating Bacterial Vaginosis as an STI Could Improve Outcomes

Bacterial vaginosis (BV), an overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria in the vagina, affects nearly one in three people with a vagina. While you can get BV without ever having sex, a new study has found that, in some cases, it could be functioning more like a sexually transmitted infect ... Show More

19m 29s

Apr 2013

What's the most common bacterial infection among women?

Is bacterial vaginosis a sexually transmitted infection? What is the treatment for bacterial vaginosis, and what prevention methods are available? Join Cristen and Caroline for a quick course in bacterial vaginosis 101. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href=" ... Show More

17m 53s

May 2022

The Importance Of The Vaginal Microbiome

Today on Short Wave, researcher Fatima Aysha Hussain talks to host Emily Kwong about how microbes in the vagina can impact health and how transplanting vaginal microbiomes from one vagina to another could help people managing bacterial vaginosis. To learn more about the vaginal m ... Show More

14m 21s

Dec 2024

Vag Infections Begone! From Chronic to Atomic.

One of the most common recurring ailments for women in the reproductive realm is yeast infections, BV or bacterial vaginosis and UTIs—urinary tract infections. Where do they come from? Is there a holistic solution to them? In this episode: <ul><li>The root caus ... Show More

17m 47s

Nov 2022

Podcast 832: STD Checks

Educational Pearls: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in North America: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <u ... Show More

5m 21s

Jun 2021

Episode 39: The Surprising Secrets of STDs

Is it really true that having a greater number of sexual partners necessarily means you have a greater risk for sexually transmitted infections (STDs)? Nope! It turns out that a lot of the things we think we know about STDs are just plain wrong, ... Show More

49m 6s

Nov 2024

Episode 202: Sexually Transmitted Infections 2.0

We review Sexually Transmitted Infections and pertinent updates in diagnosis and management. Hosts: Avir Mitra, MD Brian Gilberti, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Sexually_Transmitted_Infections_2_0.mp3 Download Leave a Comment Tags: gynecology, Inf ... Show More

19m 49s

Jan 2020

Vaginismus

Vaginismus is the involuntary tightening of pelvic floor muscles that surround the vagina; this can make penetration very painful, if not impossible. The DSM5 reclassified female sexual dysfunction into 4 main categories, with vaginismus fitting in the “penetration disorder“ grou ... Show More

16 m

May 2023

Ep 182 STIs: Cervicitis, Vulvovaginitis and Urethritis Emergency Recognition and Management

In this Part 1 or our two-part podcast series on STIs we discuss a general approach to cervicitis, vulvovaginitis and urethritis, elucidate some key historical features, debate who needs a pelvic exam in the ED, understand who needs what testing, debate self swabs vs physician ta ... Show More

56m 50s

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