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Fighting the Ban on Gay Blood Donors

PROGRESS

Gay and bisexual men who want to give but can’t are bringing straight friends and family to spearhead a ‘national gay blood drive’ today.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Jul 11, 2014

Stop Blaming the Moon for Your Crazy

LUNACY

Humans have believed in the power of the moon for centuries, and often blame it for problems in love and life. But new science reveals the moon has little to no effect on health and happiness.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Jun 20, 2014

Google Glass+Guns =Disaster

Bang Bang

Firearm manufacturers are crossing into nerd world, marketing Google Glass as a marksman’s device. Bad idea.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Jun 05, 2014

Hey, Doc. Can I See Your Notes?

Transparency Now

To level the playing field, some believe patients should be able to see what their doctor is writing about them. But note-sharing with mental health patients has been slower to develop.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Jun 02, 2014

Don’t Blame Asperger’s for Massacres

Terribly Wrong

First Adam Lanza, now Elliot Rodger—both reported as having Asperger’s. But making the leap from an autism spectrum disorder to violence (especially murder) is dangerously wrong.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published May 28, 2014

When Mothers Kill

Horrific

The case of Megan Huntsman, a Utah mother who killed six of her babies and hid the bodies in a garage, isn’t the first of its kind. What happens in a mother’s brain to make her do such a thing?

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Apr 17, 2014

Is the ‘Ambien Defense’ BS?

Zzzzzzz

The theory claims people under the influence of the drug—like the Fort Hood shooter—act recklessly or violently with no recollection. But research doesn’t back it up.

Janelle Dumalaon | Published Apr 15, 2014

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