Tag Archives: Health

Egg Cells – Fresh or Frozen (Fertility, Part 2)

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Sabine Muscat

Sperm is a simple commodity compared to the much more delicate product that is traded on the second floor of the building that houses the Fairfax Cryobank. Oil paintings with flower motifs decorate the salmon colored walls of the Institute … Continue reading →

Posted in Transatlantic | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Sperm Donor Who Looks Like Matt Damon (Fertility, Part 1)

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Sabine Muscat

The basement of the Cryobank in Fairfax does not look all that different from a hobby brewery. Except that the stainless steel barrels don’t contain beer but nitrogen. They feed big white tanks to keep the temperature at below – … Continue reading →

Posted in Transatlantic | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Lost in America’s health care jungle

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Sabine Muscat

My Valentine’s Day gift, a lovely wisdom teeth removal surgery. It all went well apart from a headache the next day. But when it comes to medical treatment in the U.S. the real headache starts weeks later – when the bills start arriving and when … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana | Tagged | 1 Comment