New York City Just Announced It Will Open Safe Injection Sites
New York is now the fourth city in the US to announce it will open sites for people to inject illegal drugs. None currently exist in the US.
The US Autism Rate Among Kids Is Still Rising, A New Report Says
The new report suggests that 1 in 59 kids fit the criteria for autism in 2014, up from 1 in 68 in 2012. Experts attribute much of the rise to better identification of black and Latino kids with the disorder.
When A Couple Fights Over Frozen Embryos, A New Law Says Who Should Win: Whoever Wants To Make A Baby
The first-of-its-kind law on frozen embryos was pushed by anti-abortion advocates in Arizona, but others worry about government overreach. “It’s an incredible intrusion into the bedroom and the private life of families,” one legal expert said.
The FDA Just Put Strict New Warnings On A Controversial Sterilization Device For Women
After years of patient outcry, some women activists are hailing the new restrictions. "I have a feeling this will be the final nail in the coffin," one former Essure patient said.
Two Senators Just Demanded That Grindr Explain How It's Sharing Its User Data
The letters were sent to Grindr's CEO as well as the heads of the two analytics companies that received HIV status data about Grindr's customers. They are required to respond by April 17.
Grindr Will Stop Sharing Users' HIV Data With Other Companies
The popular gay dating app made the announcement late Monday, but also said that it was being unfairly targeted. "It's being conflated with Cambridge Analytica," Grindr's chief security officer said.
Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data
A data analysis conducted by an outside research firm, and independently verified by BuzzFeed News, shows that a popular gay dating app is sharing its users’ HIV status with two other companies. (Update: Late on Monday Grindr said it would stop sharing this information.)
A Mysterious Cluster of Amnesia Cases May Be Linked To Fentanyl
Five new cases of a mysterious amnesia syndrome have been linked to the potent opioid fentanyl.
A Controversial AIDS Researcher Was Just Tapped To Head The CDC
Robert Redfield's decades of scientific work is "peerless," said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in a statement released Wednesday. But others point to his checkered past, including allegations of scientific misconduct.
University Puts Physicist Lawrence Krauss On Paid Leave While It Investigates Sexual Harassment Allegations
On Tuesday, Arizona State University said that professor Lawrence Krauss is banned from campus while the school investigates allegations revealed in a BuzzFeed News article. The announcement followed Krauss’s resignation from the elite “Doomsday Clock” group.
Scientists Have Discovered 1.5 Million Penguins They Didn’t Know Existed In Antarctica
The scientists were tipped off by large clusters of penguin poop seen on satellite images.
He Became A Celebrity For Putting Science Before God. Now Lawrence Krauss Faces Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct.
Lawrence Krauss is a famous atheist and liberal crusader — and, in certain whisper networks, a well-known problem. With women coming forward alleging sexual harassment, will his “skeptic” fanbase believe the evidence?
This Florida School Shooting Survivor Just Called Out Trump And The NRA
"To every politician who is taking donations from the NRA — shame on you," Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Emma González said.
They Survived Mexico's Earthquake Only To Die When A Helicopter Crashed Into Them
The helicopter was trying to assess damage from Friday's earthquake, but crashed and killed at least 13 people on the ground, including three children. There have been no recorded victims from the quake.
Fox News' Judge Jeanine Accidentally Said The FBI Should Have Investigated Nicolas Cage
I mean, the guy did say he was going to steal the Declaration of Independence.
These Women Just Met With The FDA Chief To Try To Ban A Birth Control Option They Say Is Dangerous
The leaders of a large Facebook group about Essure argued that doctors aren’t warning women about the serious risks of the device, which got the FDA’s black box warning in 2016.
Astrophysicist Christian Ott Was Just Fired From His New Job In Finland After Harassment Scandal
The decision came after Finnish astronomers circulated an open letter. "Harassment or discrimination threaten our community and our way of working together. They have no place here," it said.
This Professor Resigned From Caltech After Harassing Two Students. Now He Has A New Job.
Astrophysicist Christian Ott resigned from Caltech last August. He'll start as a senior researcher at the University of Turku in Finland on March 1.
There Are Now Two Cities In The US That Will Allow "Safe Injection Sites" For Heroin Users
The facilities provide clean needles and space for people to inject illicit drugs under medical supervision, an effort by the city to reduce an epidemic of fatal opioid overdoses.
Congress Is Demanding Answers About Why Federal Grants Are Given To Harassers In Science
A letter from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology demands an investigation into how federal science agencies are dealing with sexual harassment in the institutions they fund.