Month: March 2023

The Chinese state turned against Dr. Jiang when he called for accountability over the 1989 crackdowns in Tiananmen Square. View original article Contributor: Brian Murphy

A federal judge is being asked in a lawsuit to direct the agency to rescind its approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions — a move that would be unprecedented. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein

Inside a psychiatric hospital in Kyiv, the growing mental trauma of the war is written on every soldier’s face. View original article Contributor: Antoine d’Agata and Text by Ellen Barry

This year’s British Science Week theme is “connections” and throughout the week we’re looking at how UKHSA science is carried out in partnership with a wide range of organisations. In this blog Ginny Moore – an expert in applied environmental microbiology research – looks at our work to help hospitals prevent the spread of infections, which … Read more

It was the first conviction of its type in the country and in Europe, offering a glimpse of the implications of a near-total ban on abortion. View original article Contributor: Monika Pronczuk

The first hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn F.D.A. approval of the pills takes place Wednesday morning in Texas. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck

Air pollution can be easy to ignore from day to day, but over the past decades, researchers have accumulated a compelling list of evidence that it can pose a major threat to human health—from mental health and childhood development to heart disease. Recent events like the East Palestine, Ohio, train disaster that spilled toxic chemicals … Read more