My Dad Partakes In ‘Tantric Sex Events’ — And Calls Me To Talk About It. Here’s Why I Like It.
Oscar Wong via Getty Images My phone flashes. It’s my dad calling. I answer: “Hi, Dad!” “Hello, Sprout!” He still uses his childhood nickname for me, even though I am now in my mid-30s and he’s 63. “I had an absolutely wonderful time at the tantra retreat last weekend. Deeply moving stuff. We started with […]
These States Have The Biden Administration Sounding Alarms – And Issuing Warnings
The Biden administration is calling on state officials to slow down reviews of their Medicaid programs that have already reduced enrollment by more than 1 million nationwide and will likely reduce it by several million more in the months to come. The worry is that many of the people losing Medicaid still qualify under the […]
FDA Moves to Pull Controversial Preterm Birth Drug From the Market
The FDA is calling for withdrawal of the approval for the injectable agent 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC; Makena) for pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth, stating that the drug is ineffective in reducing preterm births, as well as other poor neonatal outcomes, according to briefing documents released ahead of a […]
Hype up fitness to support kids’ health post-lockdowns, experts urge
As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children’s physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness following the pandemic. Conducted by Newcastle University (UK), the University of South Australia, Edinburgh Napier University and Murdoch University, the study assessed one-year changes […]
Opinion | ‘The Tanks Are Getting Close’: What We Heard This Week
“People started calling and said, ‘The tanks are getting close.’” — Vitaliy Gyrin, MD, director of the Adonis-IVF maternity network in Ukraine, discussing the lead up to the moment a Russian missile struck the maternity clinic in Busova hospital near Kyiv. “We realize that we need to be brave and stay ’til the end, because […]
AMA Calls for Greater Police Accountability in New Report
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policies calling for greater police accountability and increased community involvement in policing practices, during its House of Delegates special meeting on Tuesday. “The AMA is strongly invested in the betterment of public health and remains committed to advocating for actionable reform to eliminate excessive police violence […]
WHO Chief Urges Halt To COVID-19 Booster Shots For Rest Of The Year
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year, expanding an earlier request that has largely fallen on deaf ears. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said Wednesday that he was […]