It seems every six months or so, newspapers promise some solution is right around the corner—until you get to the bottom of the article and read the "within five to ten years" fine print, of course.

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Actually looking at that tumblr some of the stuff he's said is definitely in the classist region.

The real test of the legitimacy of this is to flip it backwards logically. I come from a long line of French Canadian Mennonites and I have a family tree traced back to the 1500s on one side (thank you, bibles!) and to the early 1800s on the other. I'm reasonably certain none of my direct ancestors owned slaves…

I get the symbolism of shooting off a bunch of dolls, home appliances, and other miscellaneous pink-washed crap into space, but at the same time, I don't think you're going to win the culture war by denigrating so-called "traditionally feminine" stuff. It reminds me of the way certain feminists look down upon…

I watched the video, and I've gotta say: this headline is really sensationalist. It implies cause and effect, which really wasn't made clear in the segment. Was the bypass actually to blame or is Jill Strasburg just in the habit of blaming herself for anything bad that ever happens to her? Given that there are people…

Can we pick on Lindy for accepting that gastric bypass makes childbearing impossible without question? Because that's bullshit and not supported by science.

CME should be focused on areas for which they are board certified, and in general, specialists should be immersed in their specialty. There is some overlap though; gynecologists should be aware of developments in gynecological oncology and some OBs are developing a working knowledge of rheumatology. Specialists are…

So nobody thinks it's blatantly obvious that the "no homo" thing was, I dunno, mocking the statement? Like the way he put it there when it didn't make any sense, WROTE OUT, "Pause," and then further clarified he was straight? Like he was lampooning men who feel the need to specify they're straight and throw out shit…

My husband can make or fix anything. Anything, I tell you. The beautiful cherry four-paneled bookshelves in our living room? He made those. Ditto the entertainment center, our daughter's loft bed/playhouse, and her "big girl bed". Also the end tables in our bedroom. And he can fix anything — washing machines,…

For the love of GOD, please stop painting airport employees as evil masterminds who are gleefully telling you there's nothing they can do and then disappearing into the break room to practice their Mr. Burns impersonation. We WANT you to get where you're going - we're travelers, too. We know there's important things…

From the article: "The mean gestational age at the time of BD and the mean gestational age at delivery were 22 and 29.5 weeks (range 26-33), respectively. ... The mean duration of maternal support was 38.3 days (range 2-107 days). In two cases, chidlren were delivered on the second day after BD was diagnosed.…

Black and Hispanic men and women are also much more susceptible to glaucoma and have thinner corneas (which is also related to proclivities for glaucoma). It's a really difficult area of medicine though (studying differences between different population groups), because you have to spend half your time keeping the…

NO, this is not normal. As a published-many-times cancer researcher myself, I assure you that it is NOT normal to promote in the media an article that has been SUBMITTED to a journal and is under peer review. Doing so gives an impression that the article is affiliated with or approved by the journal (to people who…

Fragmented memory is also a symptom of trauma - like, say, from being raped. Police interviewing techniques focus on getting a linear timeline and key facts, but this is actually a horrible technique for trauma victims, not only because they tend to have trouble coming up with linear memories but because it can put…

A very quick story:

Once I was at a baby shower for my friend who had requested only gender-neutral presents. She knew she was having a girl, but didn't want only pink stuff, because she didn't want to start stereotyping her right from the beginning. She was very clear on this. Despite that, almost all her family and work colleagues…

*crosses eyes* Ok, 56% increase compared to earlier progestin-based birth control pills - which means, what? (Because it's not just a 56% increase, which is what most people will read it as.)

Well, I can weigh in on this one: I have one.

Attorney with a stay-at-home husband here. A few thoughts: