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Doctors Aren't Taught About Menopause: New Laws Seek To Change That
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by on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Doctors Aren't Taught About Menopause: New Laws Seek To Change That

SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images According to a 2019 survey from the Mayo Clinic, only about 20% of medical residents report having received any lectures on menopause, including residents in obstetrics and gynecology. You know, that biological event that about half of the population will experience? You’d think that’d be something they’d want to maybe brush up...

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Education Department Freezes More Than $6 Billion In Promised Funds
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by on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Education Department Freezes More Than $6 Billion In Promised Funds

The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images Every year, July 1 marks an important day for schools. That’s when they receive access the federal funds Congress has allocated to them for the upcoming school year. Schools have planned for this money — there’s no other way to hit the ground running in August or September. But...

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How Am I Supposed To Celebrate The 4th Of July When America Feels So Broken?
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by on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

How Am I Supposed To Celebrate The 4th Of July When America Feels So Broken?

JaCZhou/E+/Getty Images I grew up in the “Fireworks Capital of America.” My hometown of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has adopted the motto, as it’s home to not one, but two major fireworks companies. Displays at any local festival, sporting event, or town holiday celebration are always breathtaking. The town proudly displays the nickname on T-shirts and...

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SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ+ Books In Schools Should Require Parental Notification
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by on June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ+ Books In Schools Should Require Parental Notification

FatCamera/E+/Getty Images In a six to three ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Maryland parents saying they should have the option to opt their children out of hearing LGBTQ+ themed children books for religious reasons. Dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the move will spell “chaos for this nation’s public schools.” Mahmoud...

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