[ad_1] Rep. Jamie Ruskin (D-Maryland) listens during a House Rules Committee hearing on upcoming ballot procedures on June 28 at the Capitol. Photo courtesy of Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. A nationwide abortion ban would widen disparities in health care and boost maternal mortality, especially among black women, doctors and advocates told a panel of the U.S. ...

[ad_1] When Emily Jacobs embarked on a career in brain research in the early 2000s, a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) attracted a lot of attention. “Just as we have super-powerful telescopes that can quantify the farthest reaches of the known universe, here we have this tool that allows us to see the ...

[ad_1] Jewish communities throughout San Diego County continue to celebrate the holy day. This week we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the new year of 5783 on the Jewish calendar. On the campus of Patrick Henry High School, students organize a group called the Jewish Club. It’s a non-traditional name they said in honor of their very ...

[ad_1] Oregon’s three gubernatorial candidates got another chance to differentiate themselves in the first televised debate Tuesday night in Bend. Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Kristin Drazan, and independent candidate Betsey Johnson answered questions from residents of Central Oregon in front of the Oregon State University Cascade student and staff auditorium. The debate was mostly quiet ...

[ad_1] Julien Reese According to recent U.S. Census Bureau data, Utah women earn slightly more undergraduate degrees than Utah men (23.4% vs. 22.6%). However, Utah has the largest educational gap among higher degree holders in the United States. Nationally, 13% of women and 12.4% of men have a graduate degree, but in Utah only 9.3% ...

[ad_1] Let’s say a patient is considering tubal ligation after a planned caesarean section. Because she doesn’t want to get pregnant again. Some factors relevant to that decision are: Her reproductive future vision, doctor’s advice, state regulations, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations, and the latest scientific research. There are several factors that are ...

[ad_1] Tanisha’s family told KCRA 3 that Tanisha was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident near the garden in August. Sacramento Freeway and Northgate Boulevard. Doctors called her injuries “devastating.” See the full KCRA 3 news at 11 p.m. “Tanisha’s sister, Jonisha Dunbar, said. Family members said Tanisha eventually died of her injuries on Sept. ...

[ad_1] Liberals: Education Matters for Democrats “Some public schooling advocates and some politicians downplay growing concerns that public schools cannot meet acceptable standards,” says Jessica Grose of The New York Times. is complaining. They “reduced parents’ fears that their children would fall behind by viewing the concept of learning loss as a “hoax” or by ...