Health
New Dominican law OKs abortion if life at risk
The Dominican Republic on Friday approved a law that for the first time decriminalizes abortions if the mother's life is at risk.
Dec 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Sex addiction' isn't an addiction – it reflects a person's own moral misgivings about sex, research shows
A 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different spas in the greater Atlanta area on March 16 and shot dead eight people, six of whom were Asian women. The following day, Cherokee County sheriff's officials ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Love is a many-faceted thing: Study examines the relationship between age and satisfaction with love life
Regular churchgoers, married people or those who enjoy harmonious social ties are most satisfied with their love life. This also goes for people who are currently in love or who experience the commitment and sexual desire ...
Apr 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Korea reports lowest new virus infections in days
Hundreds of churches across South Korea closed their doors Sunday and held online services as the country reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a week.
Mar 8, 2020
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Health
Religion, physicians and surrogate decision-makers in the intensive care unit
Religious or spiritual considerations were discussed in 16 percent of family meetings in intensive care units and health care professionals only rarely explored the patient's or family's religious or spiritual ideas, according ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Other
British MPs reject controversial right to die bill (Update)
A British bill to allow some terminally ill patients to end their lives was rejected Friday after it sparked fierce opposition from religious leaders and rival protests outside parliament.
Sep 11, 2015
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Vaccination
Judge waits to rule on letting unvaccinated go to school
A judge declined to immediately rule on whether to let unvaccinated children go back to school in New York after a hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging a new state law eliminating religious exemptions to vaccines.
Aug 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
U.S. surgeon general announces national plan to fight 'loneliness epidemic'
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on what he calls a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States.
May 2, 2023
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Health
Frequent religious service attendance linked with decreased mortality risk among women
Women who attended religious services more than once per week were more than 30% less likely to die during a 16-year-follow-up than women who never attended, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. ...
May 16, 2016
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Health
Fear of 'being seen' may be hindering teen online access to accurate sexual health info
Fear of 'being seen' may be hindering teens' access to accurate sexual health information online, suggest the results of a small study published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Apr 30, 2019
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