Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly […]
The Latest: Bangladesh enforces weeklong virus lockdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh began enforcing a weeklong nationwide lockdown Monday, shutting shopping malls and transportation as authorities try to […]
Strict state laws and universal background checks linked to lower pediatric firearm-related deaths
States with stricter firearms laws had lower firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents, finds research led by faculty at Children’s […]
Five rules to tackle antibiotic resistance
Current efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance are “not nearly radical enough,” a leading scientist says. Dr Ben Raymond, of the […]
Huge fall in prevalence of FGM/genital cutting among girls across Africa: But still pervasive in Iraq and Yemen; and conditions ripe for reversal of downward trend
The prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting among girls up to the age of 14 has fallen sharply in most regions […]
Lax state gun laws linked to more child, teen gun deaths
Compared with U.S. states with the strictest gun control legislation, gun deaths among children and teenagers are twice as common […]
I’m with Father O’Baoill – yoga is a deeply unsavoury activity | Naomi McAuliffe
In an unprecedented move against bendy people, it was reported this week that a Catholic priest has been campaigning against […]
Celebrate World Religion Day
These days (and in this country), the words "tolerance," "love" and "acceptance" seem to be increasingly hard to find — […]