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‘It’s Science, Stupid’: A School Subject Emerges as a Hot-Button Political Issue

This story also ran on The BMJ. This story can be republished for free (details). At the top of Dr. Hiral Tipirneni’s to-do list if she wins her congressional race: work with other elected officials to encourage mask mandates and to beef up COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. Those choices are backed up by science,… Read More »

Nikita Tomar Murder Case and Actor Malvi Malhotra’s Stabbing; Two Gruesome Incidents Point Towards Larger Issue: Can Men Not Handle Rejection?

Watching through or rather even skimming through news updates these days, presents the unfortunate reality of how girls in the country are far from safe. Two recent examples from today – a gruesome murder of college student Nikita Tomar in broad daylight at Faridabad, Haryana and actor Malvi Malhotra being stabbed four times by producer Yogesh Kumar in Mumbai. While… Read More »

Buyer beware: Groups issue toy safety warnings ahead of Black Friday

After the Thanksgiving turkey comes Black Friday holiday gift shopping, and with it warnings about how parents can avoid purchasing dangerous toys for their kids. Manufacturers have to comply with more than 100 regulations and tests by third parties before they call sell their products in the United States, according to the Toy Association. Still,… Read More »

Priyanka Chopra is all Spunky and Modish on the Cover of Vogue India’s New Issue – View Pics

Priyanka Chopra for Vogue India (Photo Credits: Instagram) Priyanka Chopra turns the cover girl for Vogue India’s September issue and her pictures are the hottest thing you will see on the internet today. Of course, this isn’t her first association with the fashion magazine and their previous collaborations have always yielded some amazing results. PeeCee… Read More »

Drug costs should be a ‘prominent issue’ in Trump trade talks: Mount Sinai Health CEO

The Trump administration should make the rising cost of medicine a leading issue in trade talks with countries around the world, Mount Sinai Health System CEO Kenneth Davis told CNBC on Friday. “We marvel at the fact that U.S. drug costs are two to six times higher than they are in the rest of the… Read More »