New sexually transmitted fungal infection – ringworm – found in NYC marks 1st case in US
Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported for the first time in the U.S. “Healthcare providers […]
Thousands of fish die in Mexico after lagoon dries amid extreme heat and drought
Municipal workers in Mexico needed to spread quicklime over the dead fish that once swam in the Bustillos Lagoon to reduce the stench. Fish blanket the surface of a lagoon […]
No, 1996 immigration law doesn’t grant voting rights to ‘illegal immigrants’ | Fact check
The claim: Bill Clinton signed 1996 law allowing ‘illegal immigrants’ to vote A May 8 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a man talking about a former president’s supposed changes […]
There’s no ‘invasion’ at the US-Mexico border. I know. I design our ports of entry.
Land ports are not only physical and symbolic gateways into the U.S.; they are essential to the management, control and reduced risk of traded commerce, making them essential to economic […]
Here’s what a tumor actually is and why they’re a lot more common than many people realize
Few words are more dreaded to hear from a doctor than learning that a tumor has been discovered. It’s something most people equate to significant illness, inconvenience, and even death. But […]
Unprecedented ocean temperatures make this hurricane season especially dangerous
The world’s oceans have consistently been breaking daily heat records since early 2023, a yearlong fever that has climate scientists, coral reef experts and even hurricane forecasters concerned and dismayed. In the main […]
Cities are shoring up electrical grid by making ‘green’ moves
WASHINGTON − What Auden Schendler calls the “Dr. Seuss machine” in his garage not only safeguards his home from the power outages that regularly strike his neighbors in the Colorado […]
Republicans want to control women so much they voted against protecting contraception
Republicans have made it clear they want to control our bodies and access to health care. The fight for reproductive justice is continuing at the federal and state levels, and […]
Biden finally acts on border crisis, showing he could’ve done something about it all along.
Immigration, along with the economy and inflation, has soared to one of the top issues on voters’ minds as we head toward the presidential election. After watching illegal crossings at […]
Trump and Biden blame each other for illegal immigration. But Congress created it.
The 1924 National Origins Quota Act included the first permanent cap on legal immigration. It backfired. Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate, and there is no […]