The Supreme Court Needs the Judicial Reforms We Champion for Everyone Else
The U.S. should implement the same reforms to its high court that it has called for in other nations, a judicial reform scholar suggestsMoveOn activists call for the impeachment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOnSupreme Court Justice
How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries
Certain fungal illnesses are notoriously dangerous and difficult to treat, and now a small pocket of suspected cases of fungal meningitis, a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, is raising alarm in Texas. State and national health officials released an alert last week about the infections—all of which were in U.S. residents who
Six Gravitational-Wave Breakthroughs Scientists Can’t Wait to See
An artist’s concept of two black holes on the cusp of colliding and merging together. Such mergers produce copious quantities of gravitational waves, allowing observers to study their otherwise-hidden details. Credit: brightstars/Getty ImagesOn May 24 the National Science Foundation–funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) will resume its hunt for gravitational waves—tiny, periodic variations in the curvature
Having Their Fallopian Tubes Removed Will Spare a Large Number of Women from Ovarian Cancer
Credit: FatCamera/Getty ImagesBy the time someone has symptoms of ovarian cancer, it is usually in an advanced state. Treatment is extraordinarily difficult, and, sadly, most people will die. One in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer, and more than 230,000 women in the U.S. are currently affected. Of these, approximately 80 percent have no family
It’s OK Not to Breastfeed
Exclusive breastfeeding is not imperative, and the “breast is best” mantra can be harmful to babies and parents, especially among marginalized people Credit: Davide Casarini/Getty ImagesTo reinforce that “breast is best” for babies and that formula feeding is inferior, in 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) affirmed its decades-long stance in favor of exclusive
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