A look under the Big Top: Decade-long study sheds light on head injuries in Cirque du Soleil performers

When most people think of Cirque du Soleil, they envision bodies flying through the air, performers bending in ways that defy ...

The Mystifying Syndrome That Makes People Spontaneously Drunk

D.W.I.s, relationship problems, accusations of secret drinking: Auto-brewery syndrome can wreak havoc on people’s lives and ...

Major health boost as HSE offer free cancer screening to thousands of more Irish – and it can be done at home

HSE bosses have announced it’s expanding its free bowel cancer screening – and it can be done at home.  Around 2,500 people ...

It’s now easier to get antibiotics for UTIs. But here’s what to do if your symptoms don’t go away

You wake up with that familiar urgency to go to the toilet and burning when you pee – and no matter how many times you go, that urgency doesn’t let up. You know exactly what it is: a urinary tract ...

This common antidepressant helps people cut back on methamphetamine – new study

Now, a cheap, safe and readily available medicine that has been used to treat depression for years is showing promise. Our ...
Media Matters for America

The right-wing media's shameful history of defending pedophilia and sexualizing children

Over the past year, the far right’s obsession with accusing its opponents of pedophilia has become a staple of the modern Republican playbook. Conservative media stars and GOP elected officials have ...