On Saturday, March 30th, in a historic step toward improving women’s health, Canada unveiled a breakthrough effort to provide free contraception to all women of reproductive...
In a historic move, the European Parliament approved the world’s first comprehensive framework for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Driven by concerns about prejudice, privacy violations, and...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul took an important step toward preserving the rights of transgender adolescents on Sunday, June 25th, by signing legislation to protect their...
The Netherlands is taking proactive steps to combat the worrisome rise in skin cancer incidences by offering free sun protection to its inhabitants. Recognizing the importance...
In an encouraging development, two FDA advisory panels unanimously agreed to recommend the approval of Opill (generic name: norgestrel), an over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill. While...
New York State recently approved groundbreaking legislation mandating all-electric new construction, making it the first state in the US to prohibit using fossil fuels in buildings....
Tobacco businesses will be obliged to pay for the cleanup of millions of cigarette ends discarded by smokers each year under new environmental legislation in Spain....
Countries around the world make encouraging and incremental progress toward equality every day. Many countries are banning inhumane practices such as conversion therapy, and some are...
New Zealand’s parliament enacted legislation last week that prohibits anyone born after 2008 from purchasing cigarettes or tobacco products. It will mean that the number of...
Michael D. Tubbs, mayor of Stockton, California, initiated a daring experiment in February 2019. He randomly selected 125 residents at or below the city’s median household...