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- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
New Research Shows that Anti-Vaxxers May be a Problem When We Get a Covid-19 Vaccine
We have written often about the growing anti-vaccination movement in the United States, driven by conspiracy theories and occasionally...


- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
New Study Demonstrates the Long-Term Benefits of the Food Stamp Program on Children
A new study conducted at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has found that...


- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
We Need the World Health Organization A Lot More Than We Need Donald Trump
As his approval rating in handling the virus crisis craters, President Trump continues to look for scapegoats and his list now includes...


- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min
Yes, You Can Still Get Outside for Some Exercise
Dig that old bike out of your basement or storage shed, pump up the tires and get some exercise. All the shelter-in-place orders that we...


- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Using CRISPR to Cure Rare Form of Blindness, Taiwan Bans Many Plastics & a Plan to Restore Oceans
We are focusing on some much needed good news today. 1. CRISPR advances. For the first time, scientists used the gene-editing tool CRISPR...


- Feb 23, 2020
- 4 min
America Needs More Regulation of Dietary Supplements
In the United States, two-thirds of us take a dietary supplement of some kind, and we spend approximately $37 billion a year on vitamins,...