Month: April 2024

Earth was hotter than ever in 2023—about 1.45ºC (2.61ºF) warmer than the pre-industrial average. The year also broke records for ocean heat, greenhouse gas levels, sea level rise, glacier retreat,…

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy and affects approximately 2-4% of pregnancies globally. It can be concerning to hear you have developed preeclampsia, so we spoke with Phillip Kintner, MD,…

Most women should start mammogram screenings for breast cancer at age 40, and get screened every other year until they reach age 75, according to new recommendations from an expert…

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for saying that, if elected, he would close an office in the White House tasked with making sure the country is…

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American…

Jagger is a big guy, with even bigger fears. Adopted as a puppy, but then rehomed to the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society just over a year later, Jagger needed…

In 1956, my uncle John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator, wrote a book that is probably more famous for its great title than its contents. It was called Profiles…

Nearly a decade ago, a thin, soft-spoken twenty-something woman named Megan walked into my office and presented me with a meticulous hand-written file containing her gastrointestinal history. The file included…

A group of New England utilities plans to seek federal funding for a regional energy data platform that would make it easier for consumers and contractors to estimate potential savings…

By MATTHEW HOLT A decent amount of time in recent weeks has been spent hashing out the conflict over data. Who can access it? Who can use it for what?…