Why are birth rates falling? Ask your smartphone.
If you attend a high school graduation this spring, you will witness something special: not just fresh-faced younglings being launched...
How the Silicon Valley-backed steroid Olympics aim to get everyone hooked
LAS VEGAS — This week, in a city built on risk and reward, billionaire biohacker Christian Angermayer went about his...
Hims & Hers CEO is plotting new ways to upend traditional health care
The next phase of Andrew Dudum’s quest to change how Americans get their health care is taking shape behind the...
6 rashes and infections you can get from the beach
Applying plenty of sunscreen and water safety are the primary health considerations most people think about at the beach. But...
As war evolves, more female troops make the ultimate sacrifice
Greg Pruitt had a surprise for his wife, Ashley. It was 2023 and the young family was about to transfer...
The promise of weight-loss drugs keeps growing
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced this week that the highest dose of its new weight-loss drug helped people shed more...
In D.C. elections, it’s ‘the year of the rat’
No matter one’s political views, the candidates in this year’s primary elections in D.C. can agree on one thing: the...
People with eating disorders are taking GLP-1s, and doctors are alarmed
Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about how she...
‘It’s called winning’: Why a tech industry super PAC is running ads about ICE
Nida Allam, a 32-year-old Democrat, was fighting a close North Carolina primary when a barrage of ads swept in. Over...
Claws out as wildlife center, chicken joint owner brawl over planned expansion
ROANOKE, Va. — At the end of a long, narrow road nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains sit two properties...
How artists want to use a melted Robert E. Lee statue to heal a wounded city
CHARLOTTESVILLE — After white supremacists staged a violent rally around a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 2017,...
Forget a cup of sugar. These neighbors asked to borrow the backyard.
Marisa Mender-Franklin had always considered herself a gardener, but when the 37-year-old elementary school teacher grew the flowers for her...
Africa is Catholicism’s future, but Pentecostal churches are growing faster
LUANDA, Angola — Christianity is flourishing in Africa. But what shape it will take for most believers is an open...
Man returns $30,000 in cash he found in Wawa bathroom in Florida
A Florida man walked into a Wawa bathroom in Palm Beach County, Florida, carrying a black fanny pack that contained...
She’s the world’s oldest drag king, and still hoping for her big break
She had cleaned houses seven days in a row. Her knee ached from falling, and she couldn’t afford a garment...
