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Scientists: The HPV vaccine works
Jon Terbush | 4:38pm ESTThe CDC found a huge drop in the prevalence of HPV among teenage girls
Can fetuses masturbate?
Keith Wagstaff | June 18, 2013To rally support for his anti-abortion bill, Rep. Michael Burgess of Texas tells Congress that fetuses can feel pleasure
Why the odds are against Chuck Schumer's Adderall crackdown
Harold Maass | June 17, 2013The senator aims to curb the use of ADHD drugs for "academic doping"
When your son hears voices
The Week Staff | June 16, 2013For parents of people with mental illness, the hypervigilance never ends
Micromorts: Your guide to living longer
Mental Floss | June 14, 2013Watch as John Green hilariously breaks down your risk of dying from Vespa accidents, canoeing, breathing Manhattan air, and more
Scientists discover an entirely new human body part… in the eye
Chris Gayomali | June 13, 2013Meet Dua's layer. It's just 15 microns thick
Why Obama will finally allow all women and girls to buy Plan B
Peter Weber | June 11, 2013The Obama administration is giving up its fight to keep the emergency contraceptive prescription-only for women 17 and under
Yes, drinking a quart of soy sauce will probably kill you
Chris Gayomali | June 10, 2013One Virginia teen fell into a coma and nearly died after guzzling the sauce
WATCH: 31 strange medical conditions
Mental Floss | June 6, 2013From intermittent explosive disorder to Alice in Wonderland syndrome, John Green breaks down dozens of bizarre maladies
Now available: Lollipops that taste like breast milk
Chris Gayomali | June 5, 2013Adventurous adults looking to satisfy their oral cravings are in for a treat
The stigma around depression is alive and well
Keith Wagstaff | June 4, 2013An anti-ObamaCare column recommends "stoicism, hard work, marriage, prayer, and personal initiative" for those suffering from the disorder
Will ObamaCare double your health insurance premiums?
Peter Weber | June 4, 2013California's cost estimates have sparked a heated debate. Your premiums might rise sharply, if you are young and healthy and rich.
How modeling HIV on an atomic level could lead to a cure
Chris Gayomali | May 30, 2013Researchers use a supercomputer to model the 64 million atoms at the heart of the destructive virus
For better or worse, ObamaCare is changing U.S. health care
Jeb Golinkin | May 28, 2013The question we should ask, over and over, is whether a provision incentivizes the right behavior at the systemic level
California's health-care exchange: Proof ObamaCare works?
Keith Wagstaff | May 28, 2013The Golden State's premiums are surprisingly low. But don't expect other states to follow suit.
Happy Memorial Day: Your BBQ grill may have more germs than a toilet seat
Harold Maass | May 24, 2013Let summer grilling season begin!
Why Portland refuses to fluoridate its drinking water
Peter Weber | May 22, 2013For the fourth time since 1956, Oregon's biggest city just refused to add the anti-cavity compound to its famously clean tap water
WATCH: Stephen Colbert talks up the health benefits of marijuana
Peter Weber | May 22, 2013The honorary Dr. Colbert discusses the healing power of the sun, and the slimming magic of pot
7 purported health benefits of drinking coffee
Chris Gayomali | May 21, 2013Java may make you healthier, smarter, and slimmer — but not if you drown it with sugar and cream
- How typeface influences the way we read and think
- The culture war is over, and conservatives lost
- The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.
- WATCH: Australia's army chief demonstrates how you address sex abuse
- The FBI has purposefully — and, it says, justifiably — shot 150 Americans since 1993
- The world is way, way bigger than you
- This is what 213 severed bear paws looks like
- WATCH: 41 historic demises
- Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
- Has Snowden crossed a red line?
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