Trump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza

Trump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza  PoliticoTrump Administration Live Updates: President Cites Hunger in Gaza as He Meets With Starmer  The New York TimesTrump Describes Gaza ‘Starvation’ Crisis as ‘Real’  Time MagazineTrickle of aid reaches starving Palestinians as Israel pauses fighting in parts of Gaza  CNNTrump says he knows ‘nothing’ aboutContinue Reading

Andréa Becker on the Politics of Hysterectomy

Society / Q&A / July 15, 2025 A conversation with the medical sociologist about her new book, Get It Out, and the perils of considering abortion, hysterectomy, and gender-affirming care as separate issues. (Photo: Lidewij Mulder) Andréa Becker, PhD, is a medical sociologist specializing in contested medical practices—“elements of medicalContinue Reading

Vaccine divide widens after CDC committee shake-up

​Politics have largely stayed out of Julie Linton’s South Carolina pediatrician’s office over the years — that is, until recently. The Greenville physician has seen an uptick in the number of parents feeling reluctant or refusing to vaccinate their children. Anti-vaccine messaging stemming from Washington D.C. isn’t helping, she says.Continue Reading