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Why the Constant Trashing of Antidepressants Is Absurd

The backlash against antidepressants results…

Natural, Shmatural

Mother Nature might be lovely, but moral she is not. She doesn’t love us or want…

Medieval People Were Surprisingly Clean (Apart From the Clergy)

People in the Middle Ages took great…

Why Breastfeeding Is Not Always Best — for Mother or Baby

New parents face intense moral pressure from…

Why Is There Still Stigma Attached to a Virus We Can Control?

It is difficult to catch and…

People Born Intersex Have a Right to Genital Integrity

Children born with in-between sex development…

Death Is No Leveler If Some Live Much Longer Than Others

New life-extension technologies will widen…

What Do Face Transplants Say About Identity and Wellbeing?

Face transplants expose deep-held…

Ukraine’s Berry-Pickers Are Reaping a Radioactive Bounty

Thirty years after the nuclear disaster…

Is It Time to Abandon the Medical Construct of Being Normal?

Are you average? Typical? Ideal…