Rape is widespread amid the war in Sudan. Young women from the ethnic-African Masalit tribe say they were sexually assaulted at gunpoint by RSF paramilitary and Arab militia forces during…
The terrorists were ‘on a mission’ to carry out sexual attacks on October 7. Campaigners have asked why the UN stayed silent She had, he says, the face of an…
By Kim Johnson | Xiaoyan Wang Childhood cancer is uncommon. An estimated 9,910 children will be diagnosed with cancer in 2023 in the United States according to the National Cancer Institute. Yet most of…
Blog Post by Noël James, Guest Contributor Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers…
Alcohol intoxication is associated with an increased risk of suicide death by firearms compared with other methods, especially among males and among young and middle-aged females, a study in the American Journal of…
As world leaders gather at COP28, the annual climate change negotiations held in Dubai this year, one number will be front and center: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). That's…
Ukraine is staring down a massive humanitarian challenge — now and into the future. The sign is red, marked with a skull and crossbones and a warning: “Danger mines!” In…
Callers posing as mothers of adolescents with trauma symptoms who tried scheduling outpatient appointments at safety-net mental health centers were successful during only 17% of calls, a study published yesterday in Psychiatric Services found.…
In every conquered city, a massacre followed The Rapid Support Forces are on the march. This is the mostly ethnic-Arab paramilitary group which grew out of the Janjwaweed militia that…
U.S. suicide numbers reached a grim new high in 2022. The increase was most acute among women over the age of 24, according to provisional data from the U.S. Centers…