Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of syphilis cases among people ages 55 and up increased seven-fold during those 10 years, while gonorrhea cases increased nearly five-fold and chlamydia cases more than tripled during that time. A...
High stakes meetings between top Israeli and U.S. officials scheduled in Washington were abruptly canceled Monday.
After Covid-19 lockdowns, 2022 was a year of marriages, according to new data. The number of marriages took a dive around the start of the pandemic, numbers show. For the past two decades, the number of marriages stayed around 7 to 8 per 1,000 people a year, according to new data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. But in 2020, the marriage rate was down to 5.1 per 1,000 people, the data showed. The rate started to climb the next...
Because insurance often doesn't cover the cost of the drugs, low- and middle-income Americans have a much harder time affording expensive medications like Wegovy and Ozempic. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports.
Spring football returns this weekend under a new name -- but the D.C. Defenders will bring back a roster of familiar faces for home games at Audi Field.
A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result that could provide meaningful information for conservation efforts.
Amid growing calls for the US to stop arming Israel, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has shown that Israel gets 99% of its arms from the US and Germany, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. The SIPRI report said that from 2019-2023, the "USA accounted
The working hours of male physicians in Canada have sharply declined over the past 30 years, a new study says, amid increased burnout and health-care staffing challenges.
Canada dropped two spots this year in the World Happiness Report to 15 and while still in the top 20, a look at how age groups feel about their happiness may shed some insight.
New polling suggests the country is about to see a “racial realignment” in upcoming elections. A recent analysis shows a consistent downturn in the number Read More
This may be a hot take: I loved Little Women by Louisa May Alcott when I read it as a kid, but watching the 2019 movie adaptation as an adult was an absolutely magical experience. It was the first time I truly understood why Jo and Laurie didn't end up together.View Entire Post ›
Authorities are continuing to search for the suspected gunman.