Month: April 2023

Alena Analeigh Wicker is like other 13-year-olds in that she enjoys going to the movies, playing soccer, baking and hanging out with friends. But very much unlike other teenagers, she … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Dr. Carhart faced threats and protests as one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions. View original article Contributor: Brian Murphy

At age 18, I was told by a doctor I had sleep apnea and I needed to use a CPAP machine at night. I said no way. But eventually, my disdain for it turned into love. View original article Contributor: Kyle H. Kallman

After analyzing genetic data swabbed from a Wuhan market in early 2020, a virologist said it was unclear if animals for sale there had been infected. View original article Contributor: Benjamin Mueller

The other morning, I woke up with Dobie Gray singing “Drift Away” swirling around in my head, and tears in my eyes. “Day after day I’m more confused, yet I look for the light in the pouring rain…Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul, I want to get lost in your Rock … Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures amid heated debates among Republicans, yet another sign that abortion is becoming a difficult issue for the GOP. As the last vote was cast in Nebraska, where abortion is currently banned … Read more

The conference for disease detectives hadn’t been held in person for several years because of the pandemic. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

The first gene therapies for this debilitating disease will be reviewed by regulators this year, potentially sparking a health-care revolution. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

New research offers a path toward transplants that can fix damage from a heart attack without causing life-threatening arrhythmias. View original article Contributor: Mark Johnson