When I first heard about the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education bill, my immediate thought was, “there’s no way this archaic, ridiculous law will pass.” Then I read about Governor Abbot’s initiative in…

This Morning: Dr Chris discusses heart disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You…

Enveloped viruses can be inactivated by exposure to acids, such as within aerosols in the atmosphere. A new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server provides insight on the potentially significant impact of aerosol pH on the transmission of the severe…

Alzheimer's: Dr Chris discusses the early signs of condition We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…

Scientists at the University of Chicago have come up with an intriguing potential treatment to combat cocaine and alcohol addictions—a skin graft genetically altered to release molecules that curb the craving for those substances. The treatment has been shown to…

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019, before spreading to the rest of the world. Since the very beginning of the pandemic, there…

Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of chronic pain and disability in the world. While no good structure modifying drugs are available to prevent or treat osteoarthritis, various forms of therapeutic exercise have been shown to be useful in relieving…

A man who asked his daughter-in-law an “invasive” question about pregnancy is wondering whether he violated her privacy (spoiler alert: yes, he did). Here’s how it happened, according to a Reddit user who posted on the website’s “Am I The…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Tuesday that will make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans, the first of more than a dozen bills the state’s Democratic leaders plan to pass…

When it comes to Women’s History Month, most of us have never quite been able to rely on a school curriculum, even pre-pandemic. Sadly, history and social studies books are still quite focused on the accomplishments (and failures) of cis…