Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish...
President Joe Biden caught flak this month when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan. Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create.
The United States has the largest philanthropic sector in the world. Foundations and similar grantmakers have US$1.5 trillion in assets and disburse...
Kratom, a traditional Southeast Asian herbal medicine from the leaves of the tropical tree Mitragyna speciosa, has gained favor in the U.S. as a legal high over the past decade.
Eighty years ago, in the winter and spring of 1944, Brooklyn-born author Betty Smith was entering a new chapter of life....
Two days after the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Mark Seitz, knelt with a dozen other priests in a silent prayer for George Floyd holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign, he received a phone call from Pope Francis.
Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known...
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in the blood of 96.4% of Americans over the age of...
People in the oldest stage of life who regularly engage in aerobic activities and strength training exercises perform better on...
Early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism is important to ensure children have the support they need to gain the essential skills for...
The pain from a heart attack is so bad that – if you can imagine – it can feel like...
It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on flowering fields – acres upon acres of cultivated almonds,...