A lot of people today aren’t showing up to religious services anymore. In one major U. S. city, only about 1 in 10 people who call themselves believers actually step inside a church on Sundays. Funerals are happening more than marriages or baptisms. The same drop in attendance is happening in other
Cancer patients often face a tough choice: wait years for a drug proven to work or try newer treatments that might help but aren’t fully tested yet. In the U. S. , one program lets patients get early access to drugs with less evidence, as long as there’s some sign they might help. But do patients re
Most breast cancers that spread are hormone-sensitive, meaning their growth depends on estrogen or progesterone. Doctors usually start with hormone-blocking pills plus a second drug that slows cell division. This combo works well at first but becomes less predictable over time. Tumors change as they
Investors aren’t just interested in SpaceX’s upcoming public offering—they’re lining up with orders worth over $250 billion, far outpacing the $75 billion the company hopes to raise. This massive demand, described as three to four times the planned offering size, suggests strong confidence in SpaceX
For the first time in years, Alaska’s children are doing worse than nearly every other state in the U. S. A new national survey puts Alaska at 47th place for child well-being, sliding down seven spots in just one year. Experts say this sharp drop shows years of underfunded schools, weak support for
Every year, doctors face a tricky puzzle: who should get extra heart protection before problems start. New guidelines now say doctors should use math—not guesswork—to pick the right treatments. Instead of just eyeballing a patient’s health, they’ll plug numbers into a system called PREVENT. This too
The church can feel like a safe haven for some, but it can also be a source of pain and exclusion for others. People may leave feeling abandoned, ashamed, or deeply wounded by the messages they heard. They don’t always want to quit their faith entirely, yet the hurt lingers like a scar. So
Machine learning is now used to help predict the weather and study climate change. It does not replace scientists; it works alongside traditional physics models. Most of the work uses “machine learning, ” a type of computer program that finds patterns in data. It is trained on large sets of
When owners dream of franchising, they often imagine instant growth and easy money. In truth, franchising is a test of the business’s core health. If the single shop isn’t profitable, copying it will only spread the same problems. A founder’s personal touch can keep a local venture alive, but tha
Recurrent ovarian cancer treatments don't just fight the disease—they also affect how patients feel daily. To measure this, doctors use patient-reported outcomes (PROs), which are feedbacks directly from patients about their symptoms and quality of life. But are these tools reliable enough, especial
