Science of Us

abortion rights 12/5/2019
New Law Would Force Abortion Doctors to Do the Impossible — or Face Charges A proposed Ohio law mandates that providers “re-implant” ectopic pregnancies, which is physically impossible to do.
By Katie Heaney

it's complicated 12/6/2019
My Husband’s Pop Star Ex Looks Just Like Me Having a doppelganger was weird at first, but then she became one of my closest friends.
By Leonora Epstein

politics 12/3/2019
Will States Finally Start Banning Virginity Tests? Following widespread outrage over T.I.’s claim that he subjects his daughter to hymen exams, New York has moved to ban the procedure.
By Amanda Arnold

science of us 11/27/2019
Lettuce Betrays Us Yet Again The latest in a string of E. coli outbreaks tied to romaine.
By Katie Heaney

flu season 11/26/2019
7 Things You Should Know About Treating the Flu Why it’s not a good idea to “starve a fever.”
By Katie Heaney

vaping 11/21/2019
The Stoner’s Guide to Vaping Illness We spoke to experts about the safety of vaping THC.
By Katie Heaney

flu season 11/20/2019
Are You Secretly Making Your Cold Worse? A doctor says people with colds make two common mistakes.
By Katie Heaney

terrifying things 11/19/2019
Are Your Eyelash Extensions Giving You Eye Lice? (Technically, the term is “mites.”)
By Marie Lodi

terrible bosses 11/18/2019
What Makes Some People Such Bad Bosses? We, the employed, are impossible to satisfy.
By Katie Heaney

vaping crisis 11/15/2019
What Is a Vaping App, Anyway? Apple removed nearly 200 of them from the App Store this morning.
By Claire Lampen
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