Parents Are Almost as Depressed and Anxious as Teens
American teens are having a hard time. From 2008 to 2019, the rate of U.S. high school students reporting chronic feelings of sadness and hopelessness rose 65% from one in…
People pray in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, on the anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 6, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence “folly”
Kiyoshi TakenakaAugust 6, 20239:30 AM EDTUpdated a day ago TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its…
Early Puberty Soared During the Pandemic, and Scientists Don’t Know Why
Italy noticed it first. It was the first country to lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic, and later in 2020, researchers at Florence’s Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital were the…
FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first oral medication for the treatment of postpartum depression in adults. Zuranolone acts on similar receptors in the brain…
Permanent Mission of North Korea to U.N. defends Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons as sovereign right
SEOUL, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Permanent Mission of North Korea to the United Nations has criticized the U.S. for having nuclear weapons and urged it to stop "sharing nuclear"…
Japan, on Hiroshima bombing anniversary, decries Russia’s ‘nuclear threat’
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by another one on Nagasaki. The world’s first —…
Haunting photos show the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
In May 1945, during the final months of World War II, Germany had surrendered to the Allies but Japan refused. President Harry Truman wanted to finish the war quickly. His…
US nuclear submarine visits Western Australia as allies increase defence preparedness
SYDNEY, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine arrived in Western Australia on Friday as allies Canberra and Washington deepen defence ties and prepare to transfer nuclear submarine…
Crypto Heists Funneling Billions to North Korea’s Nuclear Program Attract Senate Scrutiny
Democratic lawmakers, warning of national security threat, press Biden to disclose efforts to crack down on Pyongyang Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), and Tim Kaine…
The Senate added a provision in the annual defense policy bill to aid victims of radioactive nuclear material
Politico August 4, 2023www.politico.com/minutes/congress/08-4-2023/oppenheimer-hits-the-senate/A bipartisan bloc of senators added an amendment to the annual defense bill aimed at helping victims exposed to nuclear contamination from the federal Manhattan Project, which has…