Photo: Mike Olliver/UCS Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy | July 15, 2019, 2:44 pm EDT On the eve of a congressional hearing about preventing attacks on science, more than 60 organizations sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to co-sponsor and advance the Scientific Integrity Act. I’ve written previously about… Read More
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Eve was 19 when she was raped by a family friend after months of harassment. She did not report her assault to the police, family or friends. In her conservative community, she had little access to reproductive health information or services before or after her rape. After missing her period, Eve suspected she was pregnant. Her… Read More
More than 50% of women diagnosed with breast cancer find a breast lump during a breast-self exam versus a mammogram, a study published in the Journal of Women’s Health reported. This highlights the importance of performing regular breast-self exams, and there’s an app that helps make it a whole lot easier. Developed by The Get… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 20-year-old woman suffered serious injuries over the weekend when she fell from the lower falls at Gooseberry Falls State Park. (credit: CBS) The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the woman fell about 30 feet Saturday evening and was airlifted from the popular state park to Essentia Health in Duluth. The extent… Read More
The past fifty years have been characterized by an unmistakable trend toward the liberalization of abortion laws, particularly in the industrialized world. Amid ongoing debate over the procedure, the trend has coincided with a drop in abortion rates worldwide. As nations across the globe have expanded the grounds on which women can access reproductive health… Read More
Stock image | Photo by Doble-d/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News FEATURE — The National Institute of Health has updated recommendations regarding bone density scanning, so I thought I would go through it because if you do a Google search on the topic, even material from 2013 is now outdated. Here are five things to know… Read More
The former vice president unveiled his health care plan Monday morning amid an escalating fight with his 2020 Democratic presidential foes as some more liberal candidates advocate enrolling all Americans in a national health plan, all but eliminating private health insurance. Biden, meanwhile, is pushing for a more moderate approach, built on former President Barack… Read More
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World population continues to grow. The latest UN projections, released this week, indicate that we will add another 2 billion people to the planet by 2050 and 3 billion by the end of the century. While population growth is ebbing in many countries—and even starting to contract in a few—population growth in some countries remains brisk,… Read More
(Photo Credits: Pixabay) As the monsoon hits Mumbai hard, the most feared infection has returned with it. A 26-year-old Mumbai woman residing in Govandi has been infected with the virus. H1N1, or commonly known as Swine Flu has taken 191 lives in Maharashtra this year. The woman was admitted to KEM hospital on July 8… Read More