Heteronormativity in health care is harmful for LGBTQ+ patients – and a source of...
William Robertson, University of Memphis
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community have long experienced prejudice...
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why...
Kavita Babu, UMass Chan Medical School
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on Mar. 21, 2023, about...
Against baseball’s new pitch clock
Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley
Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway.
As the global musical phenomenon turns 50, a hip-hop professor explains what the word...
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
After I finished my Ph.D. in 2017, several newspaper reporters wrote about the job...
Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic – here’s...
Sydney Hartman-Munick, UMass Chan Medical School
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health among teens, including...
Against baseball’s new pitch clock
Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley
Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway.
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improving
Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University
As a deadly tornado headed toward Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, forecasters...
Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for...
G. Samantha Rosenthal, Roanoke College
In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two...
