Alexis Gopal

Jan 16, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Thaddeus Mason Pope |Alexis Gopal |Osmund Agbo |Maryna Mammoliti

Following in his father’s footsteps, my son is a third-year medical student and by the time he completes his training, cell-cultivated chicken meat may be replacing meat from slaughtered birds. My home state of Alabama is one of the top chicken-producing states, but in the future, poultry production may take place in stainless steel tanks, rather than chicken coops.

Jan 15, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Alexis Gopal |Jennifer Lynn |Derek Wolfe |Leslie Mattson

Delving into the topic of the body positivity movement requires the unpacking of many other issues facing society today. This topic cannot be looked at in a vacuum. We live in an era where diversity and inclusion have become core values in many aspects of American life, and body positivity is a subset of that. The body positivity movement actually started in the late 1960s when women were rebelling against other social biases such as race and economic inequity, among others.