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Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities
One in 5 LGBT adults has avoided medical care for fear of discrimination, according to a recent survey, and 80 percent of physicians surveyed say they feel "not competent" to treat LGBT patients. -
Could The 10-Year Challenge Be Putting Your Data At Risk?
The viral 10-Year Challenge on social media could train facial recognition technology on how we age, and potentially be used against us, argues author and tech consultant Kate O'Neill. -
She Wanted To Be The Perfect Mom, Then Landed In A Psychiatric Unit
Postpartum psychosis is rare, but very real, doctors say. And, unlike in some European nations, most U.S. moms who need inpatient psychiatric care can't bring along their babies, adding to the trauma. -
Heads-Up For Sunday, A Super 'Blood Moon' Is On The Way
Not only will the moon be particularly close to Earth, but it will also be bathed in a reddish light just before midnight Eastern time. -
Asteroids Are Smacking Earth Twice As Often As Before
For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than twice as often as they did in the previous 700 million years. -
Surgeon Looks Back On Career Filled With Life, Death And Hard Choices
In his new book, a transplant surgeon pulls back the curtain on the opaque world of transplant surgery and provides readers with a brief history of the relatively new medical technique. -
Susan Crawford On How The US Is Already Behind On The Fiber Optic Movement
The author argues that without full investment in a public fiber optic network, we cannot compete in the 21st Century. -
Pilot Whales Use Different Dialects And Teach Them To Their Children
The social groups are made up of immediate family members, and the groups have distinctive calls. -
An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic wash into the oceans. The biggest sources are in Asia. In the Philippines, one man is going head-to-head with multinational corporations to stop the plastic tide. -
With Key Government Agencies Shut Down, Science Sputters
Government, academic and industry researchers often depend on each others' work and funding. The partial shutdown is getting in the way of some of that collaboration and research.
