
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2021
Madame Curie honored; immortality for humans

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2021
Madame Curie honored; immortality for humans

Transgender Patients Deserve Better Medical Care
We must train providers to understand their unique needs in order to deliver affirming, compassionate treatment


Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science
Bills that restrict access to gender-affirming health care ignore research

Climate Lawsuits Are Using Old Science
Three quarters of litigators are failing to cite the most recent peer-reviewed findings

Mobile Clinics Can Help Reduce Health Inequity
They worked to bring COVID vaccines to communities of color; they could fill other health care needs as well

Science Should Not Try to Absorb Religion and Other Ways of Knowing
Our diverse ways of seeing reality will never, and should never, meld into a monolithic worldview

Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972
The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling

Trees Are Missing in Low-Income Neighborhoods
More tree cover would lower disproportionately high levels of heat and pollution

Some Medical Examiners Say Sickle Cell Trait Causes Sudden Death—They’re Wrong
The genetic factor that contributed most to the deaths of 47 Black men in police custody was the color of their skin, not the contents of their red blood cells

Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act—Again
By a vote of 7-2, the court declined to overturn the landmark health care law for the third time

Hurricane Damage Would Be Less Extensive with Stronger Building Codes
Florida’s codes rank high, but those of Texas, Mississippi and Alabama are low

Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution