Sean Salai

Increase in abortion casts doubts on effectiveness of states’ restrictions

New figures show that the number of abortions increased during the first six months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2020, when the procedure was legal throughout the country.

September 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis names Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to Florida ethics commission

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a parental rights group that several Republican presidential candidates have wooed, to the state Commission on Ethics.

September 7, 2023

Study finds marijuana-related traffic injuries surged after legalization

Emergency room visits for severe car accidents involving marijuana saw "large increases" over time in Ontario and rose more steeply after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, a new study has found.

September 6, 2023

Transgender supporters shutting down free speech on campuses, advocacy group reports

Aggressive protests of campus speakers criticizing transgender athletes in women's sports are shutting down free speech at the nation's top colleges and universities, an advocacy group reports.

September 5, 2023

King’s College vows to reopen as accreditation expires

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City that has struggled to pay its bills, vowed to reopen as its accreditation expired Thursday.

August 31, 2023

Florida adds PragerU to K-12 curricula, Texas may follow

Florida has added the conservative media platform PragerU to its K-12 curricula, and Texas could be next as a national parental rights struggle rages ahead of the 2024 election.

August 30, 2023

King’s College set to lose accreditation on Thursday

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City with a history of financial woes, is on track to lose its accreditation this week.

August 29, 2023

Post-9/11 veterans saw suicide rates soar in the years before pandemic, study finds

A silent epidemic of suicides stalked the nation's military veterans even before the COVID-19 global shutdown. A government-funded study released Monday found that suicide rates among veterans who served in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks soared more than tenfold during the 14 years before the pandemic.

August 28, 2023

FBI reports surge in men groping teenage girls, women on planes

Reports of men groping teenage girls and young women sitting next to them on airplanes are rising, federal numbers show.

August 28, 2023

Sex change-related surgeries in the U.S. nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

The number of sex change-related operations nationwide nearly tripled heading into the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found.

August 23, 2023

Fewer young adults drink alcohol as marijuana grows more popular, Gallup poll finds

Fewer young adults responding to the Gallup poll are drinking alcohol as more embrace marijuana and shun the health risks of intoxicating fluids, the company reported Tuesday.

August 22, 2023

More adults think marijuana safer than tobacco despite similar health dangers, study finds

More Americans think smoking marijuana every day and secondhand exposure is safer than inhaling tobacco despite medical research showing otherwise, a study has found.

August 11, 2023

Study finds most cancer survivors drink heavily despite risks

Most adult cancer survivors drink alcohol despite medical warnings that doing so can derail their treatment and recovery, a study has found.

August 10, 2023

Surgery industry association study finds few sex-change patients express regret over breast removal

Biologically-born women who undergo breast-removal surgeries report high satisfaction and few regrets years later, according to a study funded by the Plastic Surgery Foundation.

August 9, 2023

Reports find higher satisfaction, less funding at charter schools

Charter schools have higher teacher satisfaction levels but less funding than traditional public schools, a pair of reports has found.

August 9, 2023

Tight blood pressure cuffs skew readings, say Johns Hopkins researchers

Too-tight blood pressure cuffs can cause "strikingly inaccurate" readings and a misdiagnosis of hypertension for adults with larger arms, a Johns Hopkins University study has found.

August 8, 2023

Only 1 in 5 opioid addicts received medication, federal study finds

Just one in five adults addicted to opioids such as fentanyl received medications to treat their cravings, a federal study has found.

August 7, 2023

Census Bureau finds share of people without health insurance fell in most counties during pandemic

The share of Americans under 65 without health insurance fell in 280 counties and rose in 80 counties from 2020 to 2021 as Medicaid expanded coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.

August 3, 2023

Most U.S. adults view Biden’s administration as unethical, second only to Trump’s, Gallup poll shows

Most adults responding to the Gallup poll see the Biden administration as unethical, driven by historically low marks from Republicans.

August 3, 2023

Number of Americans without health insurance falls to record low, says CDC

The number of Americans without health insurance dropped to a record low of 25.3 million people, or 7.7% of the population, in the first three months of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

August 3, 2023