Advocating for a baby boom is a scam
Policy interventions aimed at increasing birth rate don't work, create burdens that fall on women, and enrich the already wealthy
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No, mpox isn’t bringing a ‘second lockdown’
Mpox is a global health emergency. But it’s nothing like COVID.
Legal MDMA therapy hits a speed bump
The FDA just rejected an application of psychedelic therapy for PTSD. But MDMA’s time may well come soon.
Olympics skateboarding technique is now physics-optimized
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In South Africa, Long Covid is an afterthought to Tuberculosis
This story was produced by writer Ray Mwareya and our friends at The Sick Times Tuberculosis (TB) and Long Covid are two diseases that have some overlapping symptoms. The two are often mistaken for each other in South Africa. Long Covid is poorly understood and acknowledged in South Africa, and...
Don’t be surprised if extreme heat makes breaking Olympic records impossible
Rising heat takes a toll on athletes’ physiology and makes sports more dangerous.
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