All children deserve to be born with secure parentage, but in New York State, that is not always the case.  Despite the best intentions of their parents, many children conceived with the help of assistedreproductive technologies such as the use of donor eggs, sperm or with the help of a ...

The lawsuit by the state of Kansas against hapless sperm donor William Marotta of Topeka continues to make headlines. In case you unplugged during the holidays, here’s the back story: In 2009 Mr. Marotta responded to a Craig’s List ad soliciting a sperm donor to enable a lesbian ...

            We all watched in horror as the news poured in from all available media portals revealing the terror that unfolded in the tiny town of Newtown, Connecticut. We learned that a madman had gone into an elementary school and taken the lives of young children ...

by Corey Whelan When I was an infertility patient, like most, my insurance didn’t cover IVF.  Looking back, I have to say I have never been as aggressive, or creative, or determined, or driven to find a solution to any situation as I was in my then-efforts to eradicate my baby-less ...

When we think of veterans and health care, we most often think of the mental health issues that they face upon their return. But with an increasing number of veterans suffering from infertility, fertility insurance coverage has come into sharper focus over the past month. It’s not ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience Many diseases occur as a result of mutations occurring in a particular gene. Some of these mutations can be passed on to future generations. But right now, scientists are working on a particular protocol that could potential eradicate certain diseases ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience When I was a child I walked everywhere with my mum - to and from school, and then to and from the grocery store and everywhere else in between. I never complained about it, everybody did it. Physical exercise was part and parcel of everyday life. In ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience The past year has been marked (and continues to be marked) by a battle over women’s reproductive rights and health issues.  As the election an approach, women’s health issues seems central to who will win and of course, who will loose ...

by Carolyn Berger, LCSW On August 23rd Rufus Wainwright will be marrying his partner of five years, Jorn Weisbrodt, out in Montauk, Long Island. I’ve always liked Rufus Wainwright’s music, but only became interested in his family building story after I saw him in concert in ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience It’s strange to think that these three things- birth control, your wallet and your health would be linked, but in today’s socioeconomic climate they form a nice interweaving mesh. It begins with the revolution that’s now occurring in ...