Year: 2023

The case against her was weak enough. Did her defense have to mock the very idea of invisible injuries? View original article Contributor: Mireille Silcoff

For China’s 1.4 billion people, the simple act of breathing has long been something of a risk. Living in the ninth-dirtiest country in the world in terms of air quality, China’s residents lose an average of 2.6 years of life per capita due to atmospheric pollution alone. The greatest risk, of course, is pulmonary, with … Read more

A new analysis shows that the U.S.’s largest professional organization of ob-gyns has spent a considerable amount of money in the last decade helping anti-abortion legislators get elected to Congress. From 2012 to 2022, of the 294 federal legislators who received campaign donations via the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) political action committee, … Read more

Nearly a third of female high-school students said they had considered suicide in 2021, a significant increase since 2019 and a strong signal that teenagers need better and broader mental-health support, according to recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For years, researchers have tracked a concerning dip in the … Read more

By some estimates, nearly half of American adults gained weight during the pandemic. And according to the inevitabilities of life, 100% of us will at some point or another—but that doesn’t mean we’ll like it, or be quick to accept and embrace our new bodies. Some people have such a difficult time adjusting to weight … Read more

U.S. will lift requirements on international travelers, federal employees and contractors, Head Start educators and health care workers. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

What you can do yourself and when to see a professional about problems with your toenails. View original article Contributor: Sally Wadyka

Some infectious-disease specialists have concluded universal masking is no longer essential in medical settings, a stark return to pre-covid life. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

U.S. will lift requirements on international travelers, federal employees and contractors, Head Start educators and health care workers. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

What you can do yourself and when to see a professional about problems with your toenails. View original article Contributor: Sally Wadyka