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Some observers compare FBI Director Kash Patel to J. Edgar Hoover. A better historical match is the politically motivated…
A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political…
Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.
The former strongman leader has been charged with crimes against humanity in relation to a bloody ‘war on drugs.’
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An unplanned experiment takes scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery: To what extent, if any, have human-created…
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working…
Figuring out how to make spacecraft more accessible to astronauts with physical disabilities can also make them safer for…
Soft power is a foreign-policy tool to get what a country wants without using force.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation…
The holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue.