The Importance of Infants’ Exposure to Micro-Organisms
The Importance of Infants’ Exposure to Micro-Organisms Fewer scheduled cesarean deliveries and more breast-feeding could give babies more protective bacteria. Read More…
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Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order
Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order Getting their choices on end-of-life care recorded can help patients feel secure that their wishes will be respected, experts say. Read More…
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Most States Don’t Require Specific Financial Literacy Classes
Most States Don’t Require Specific Financial Literacy Classes A new report gave only Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia an A for their efforts. There’s a debate on how best to teach the subject. Read More…
Read moreLawyer: South Dakota Pet Store Owner Not 'Terrible Person'
Lawyer: South Dakota Pet Store Owner Not ‘Terrible Person’ The attorney of a South Dakota pet store owner whose business was raided last month says his client doesn’t abuse animals and isn’t the “terrible person” people are portraying her to be. Read More…
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New Recognition for Chronic Fatigue
New Recognition for Chronic Fatigue A major shift is underway as far as how to approach treatment of a condition once met with skepticism. Read More…
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Gaza and Google Translate: Covering the Conflict When You Don’t Speak the Language
Gaza and Google Translate: Covering the Conflict When You Don’t Speak the Language David M. Halbfinger, The Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, found Google Translate useful in Israeli and Palestinian territory, but Waze sometimes reaches a dead end. Read More…
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The 4th R: Real Life
The 4th R: Real Life We are honoring each of the Top 10 winners of our Fifth Annual Student Editorial Contest by publishing an essay a day. Here, an essay by Jason Schnall, age 16. Read More…
Read moreOfficials Expose DC Students' Personal Information Online
Officials Expose DC Students’ Personal Information Online A spreadsheet detailing sensitive personal information about 2,000 students in the D.C. Public Schools was publicly available online for months. Read More…
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They Took On the Food Giants — and Won
They Took On the Food Giants — and Won For decades, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has worked to influence public policy on nutrition. Read More…
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More Fitness, Less Fatness
More Fitness, Less Fatness Public health experts worry about the effects of “fat acceptance” on well-being and the costs of chronic weight-related ailments. Read More…
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