New research shows sexual minority adults more willing to use digital health tools for public health

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Little is known about the willingness of sexual minority adults—people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual orientation identities—to use digital health tools. A…

Vaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system

Why would a mother reject safe, potentially lifesaving vaccines for her child? Popular writing on vaccine skepticism often denigrates white and middle-class mothers who reject some or all recommended vaccines…

France’s Macron announces bill for assisted dying

Credit: CC0 Public Domain French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media…

11,000-year-old stone ornaments indicate early body perforation

Stone personal ornaments found in 11,000-year-old burials provide the earliest evidence of body perforation in South-west Asia. Archaeologists have uncovered 100 earring-like ornaments in 11,000-year-old adult burials at the early…

For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study of people who speak many languages has found that there is something special about how the brain processes their native language. In the…

Heart disease doesn’t have to keep you from donating blood

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As blood centers and hospitals face critically low levels of blood supplies, many people with heart disease may wonder if they can help by donating. For…

Male hormonal birth control? It may be closer than you think

The hormonal gel is applied to the shoulders, and Treviño made it part of his morning routine. Credit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis Matthew Treviño and Emily Fletcher are self-described DINKWADs—double income, no…

What patients need to know

Opill, the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill, will be available in major retailers. Credit: Perrigo The first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill, Opill, will be available at pharmacies, convenience stores,…

Man vaccinated for COVID 217 times reports no side effects: scientists

Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for COVID-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side effects from his many jabs, according to…