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Kristine Lycke: A Naughty Gene

October 11, 2019

As Kristine Lycke enters kindergarten, her mother starts treatment for a mysterious illness.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Kristine Lycke, Memorial Sloan Kettering, cancer, breast cancer, Season 9, childhood, family, mother, motherhood

Tracy Dixon-Salazar: I Stayed in School

August 21, 2019

After doctors are unable to prevent her daughter's daily seizures, Tracy Dixon-Salazar decides to take matters into her own hands.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine, Genetics Tags Tracy Dixon-Salazar, neuroscience, motherhood, genetics, rare disease, Season 9

Heather Williams: An Emotional Business

May 10, 2019

Heather Williams trades in her physicist labcoat for motherhood, and wonders if she can return.

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In Physics Tags Heather Williams, motherhood, physics, pregnancy, family, career, Season 9

Sarah Hird: My Emotional Bunker

April 5, 2019

Evolutionary biologist Sarah Hird's first pregnancy becomes a crisis in her scientific faith when doctors warn her that there may be something severely wrong with her baby.

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In Health and Medicine, Biology Tags Sarah Hird, pregnancy, motherhood, pregnancy complications, Season 9, women's health, UCONN

Laura Spink: These Conventional Looks

February 15, 2019

A question that Laura Spink asked her parents as a kid comes up again when her own child begins to ask similar questions.

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In Genetics Tags Laura Spink, genetics, music, family, parenthood, motherhood, appearance, Season 9

Kelley Remole: A Brain Floating in a Sink

December 7, 2018

Neuroscientist Kelley Remole begins suffering from mysterious and paralyzing headaches.

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In Neuroscience Tags Kelley Remole, neuroscience, brain, chronic pain, chronic illness, diagnosis, motherhood, Season 8

Michaella Thornton: The Grade AA, Beautiful, Golden Embryo of My Dreams

November 23, 2018

When Michaella Thornton shares her struggles with infertility with her bachelor farmer father, his response stuns her.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Michaella Thornton, fathers, motherhood, pregnancy, infertility, genetics, women's health, Season 8

Jessica Hoey: Keeping the Mermaids Alive

May 11, 2018

Marine biologist Jessica Hoey tries to keep her daughter’s belief in mermaids alive.

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In Marine Biology Tags Jessica Hoey, marine biology, science communication, motherhood, ocean

Madhavi Colton: Finding Hope for Corals

April 20, 2018

Working in conservation, marine ecologist Madhavi Colton faces down despair as the challenges feel overwhelming.

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In Climate Science, Ecology, Marine Biology Tags Madhavi Colton, climate science, climate change, coral reefs, motherhood, mental health

Pat Furlong: Finding Hope and Help

November 3, 2017

When Pat Furlong’s sons are diagnosed with a severe type of muscular dystrophy, she’s determined to find answers.

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In Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags muscular dystrophy, Pat Furlong, rare disease, motherhood

Tracey Segarra: My Baby's Heart

September 22, 2017

Tracey Segarra must choose a surgeon when her baby is born with a dangerous heart problem.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Tracey Segarra, motherhood, medicine, surgery

Veronica Ades: Motherhood

September 8, 2017

OB-GYN Veronica Ades tries to save a pregnant woman’s life in South Sudan, while struggling with her own feelings about motherhood.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Doctors Without Borders, Veronica Ades, South Sudan, doctor, medicine, gynecology, pregnancy, motherhood

Nadia Singh: All the Other Moms

September 1, 2017

Nadia Singh decides she doesn’t want children, believing it will detract from her scientific career, but then her husband issues an ultimatum.

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In Biology Tags Nadia Singh, motherhood, family, marriage, academia, career, NC State

Pam Feliciano: Behind the Rows of Data

May 12, 2017

Developmental biologist Pam Feliciano tries to understand her autistic son.

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In Biology, Genetics Tags Pam Feliciano, autism, motherhood, family, research

Hillary Savoie: Esme's Genes

January 27, 2017

Hillary Savoie’s daughter is born with a rare genetic mutation.

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In Health and Medicine Tags rare disease, genetics, Hillary Savoie, motherhood

Erika Check Hayden: Mabinti's Baby

January 6, 2017

Journalist Erika Check Hayden travels to Sierra Leone and sees Ebola up close and personal for the first time.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Ebola, Sierra Leone, Erika Check Hayden, journalism, motherhood, epidemic

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