Health and Science

A celebration organized by The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute on October 13 to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils. Explore the story of the Missing Fossil Park, Fossil Cycad National Monument, South Dakota ... what happened to that park? more »

Even though slightly over half of the US population is female, apart from reproductive concerns, medical research historically has neglected the health needs of women. [The committee] finds that women’s health research has contributed to significant progress in addressing some conditions, while other conditions have seen only moderate progress or even little or no progress over the past 20 years. more »

A dramatic association has been found between exposure to UV radiation and non-melanoma skin cancers.Although most of these lesions are successfully treated at an early stage, metastasis persistently occurs in a small minority of such lesions, at which point cure is rare. more »

Ethnicity was largely unrelated to rates of reporting ethically controversial decisions. Independently of speciality, doctors who described themselves as non-religious were more likely than others to report having given continuous deep sedation until death ... more »