Health

U.S. — An expert panel of sociologists has weighed in on the decline of Western civilization, and they believe they've found the exact moment that our society began to crumble: namely, when McDonald's started taking out those little…

It took far too long, but finally, patients needing life-saving organ transplants may end up getting the high-quality care they both need and deserve. As a disability advocate and mother of a young child with cystic fibrosis, I applaud this…

Lindsay Lohan is not buying one of the primary whoppers of feminism: that incubating and having babies is peak female oppression. The actress, perhaps best known for playing both trouble-making twins in “The Parent Trap” remake some 25…

(The Texas Tribune) – A Texas judge on Friday issued a temporary exemption to the state’s abortion ban that would allow women with complicated pregnancies to obtain the procedure and keep doctors free from prosecution if they determined the…

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter hormonal contraceptive on the market last week. Opill, a single synthetic hormone pill manufactured by Perrigo Co., is expected to be available for purchase at…

Pajama- and lingerie-wearing customers used to appear mostly at the lowest-end Walmarts and convenience stores. But this summer, it’s looking like the People of Walmart crowd has dramatically increased. They’re at Target, at Sam’s Club, in…

International author Erin Zhurkin has published a new novel, Plus-Size in Paris, inspired by the body positivity movement to promote an idealistic image of “health at every size.” The heroine, Abby Allerton, is a young, “plus-sized” social…

HUNTSVILLE, AL — A local man attempted to reason with his physician today, explaining to the concerned doctor that his obesity was the result of his pledge to fight far-right extremism in all forms."Gotta do my part to stand against…