On a hot August evening in 1854, the tailor at 40 Broad Street in London's Soho district felt a strange rumble through his stomach. A growling portent of doom. Over the next 24 hours, his skin turned a dark blue, stiffened and dried out. Within two days, he was dead. The tailor -- Mr. G,…
Try our brain-teaser based on the number 100. Can you divide it into four parts in a way that makes a pattern? Plus, the solution to puzzle #54 15 April 2020 By Donna Lu #55 Ton up How can you divide 100 into four parts such that: adding 4 to the first part, subtracting 4…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to