Counterpoint: Tempt Fate and Eat Raw Cookie Dough
It’s the holidays, which means news outlets are Debbie Downer-ing us with annoyingly true alerts that ultimately serve…
Just Great: CDC Confirms a Busy Year for 'Polio-Like Condition'
The CDC has confirmed 116 cases of the “polio-like condition” acute flaccid myelitis that have been followed by the…
In Addition to Your Other Problems, People Are Still Getting Sick From Recalled Eggs
Thank god for eggs, right? They’re cheap and healthyish and so easy to make that even I, a two-toed sloth with no…
If I Have to Read About This Freaking 'Memo' One More Time I'm Going To Lose My Freaking Mind
Every single picture of Devin Nunes looks like that?
On Average, Women in Rural Areas Start Having Sex Earlier and Have More Kids
According to new numbers from the CDC, women in rural areas—on average—have sexual intercourse slightly earlier than…
The Trump Administration Has Reportedly Banned the CDC From Using Words Such as 'Transgender' and 'Fetus' [Update]
In its signature dictatorship[REDACTED] authoritarian preference of democratic governing style, the Trump…
Georgia State Rep. Betty Price Wonders If We Could Maybe Just Quarantine People With HIV
Georgia State Rep. Betty Price, the wife of recently-resigned Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, has…
CDC Acknowledges That Undetectable HIV-Positive People Have 'Effectively No Risk' of Transmission
Just one day late for National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has…
Not Even Half of American Teens Finish Their HPV Vaccine Series
Today, in depressing statistics: A mere 43 percent of American teens are getting their full three doses of the HPV…
CDC: Over Half of All Female Homicides Linked to Intimate Partner Violence
Fifty-five percent of women homicide victims were killed in situations related to intimate partner violence (IPV),…
US Teen Birth Rate Drops to All-Time Low
According to a new report from the CDC, the teen birth rate in the US has dropped 9 percent compared to last year,…
For the First Time, Women in Their 30s Are Having More Kids Than Women in Their 20s
Women in their 30s have eclipsed younger women in the babymaking department for the first time in decades. And despite…
HIV Rates Decline, BUT!
I’d rather give you the bad news before the good news (because part of the reason the bad news stays bad is it’s…
Teen Birth Rates Are Dropping All Over the Country
America’s teen birth rate has been dropping for several years now. However, new CDC numbers suggest it’s not dropping…
Hey: Don't Kiss Chickens
Well, the big government party poopers are at it again. First the FDA won’t let us eat raw cookie dough; now the CDC…
CDC Reports First Case of Zika Transmission From Person Without Symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that a man in Maryland contracted Zika while abroad, showed…
Marco Rubio Argues Against Abortions for Women Infected With Zika
On Saturday, August 6, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued that a woman infected with the Zika virus should not be permitted…
CDC Warns Pregnant Women Not to Visit Miami Arts Neighborhood After Zika Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a really, really specific travel advisory, telling pregnant…
CDC Reports that Three Babies in America Have Been Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that three women on the U.S. mainland have given birth to…
A Researcher Inadvertently Gave Herself the Zika Virus
An unnamed researcher at the University of Pittsburgh stuck herself with a needle on May 23 while conducting an…