By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Forget politics. Independent analyses of both the House version and the Senate version of the GOP’s replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – better known as Obamacare – would have been a disaster for America. Anything that takes away health care from 22 million Americans, many of which are the poorest, sickest, oldest,…
Why Is The Pregnancy-Related Death Rate In Texas The Highest In The US?
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Texas has a problem that is suspiciously unique to the states – as reported by the Associated Press, it has the highest pregnancy-related death rate in not just the US, but the entirety of the developed world with the exception of Mexico. Citing a study by the University of Maryland looking at maternal mortality rates…
Vatican Compares Trump To Flat-Earthers Over His Climate Agreement Withdrawal
By: Alfredo Carpineti/IFL Science Pres. Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris agreement has attracted scathing comments from world leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, and pretty much everyone who doesn’t want to do terrible damage to our planet. The decision has even drawn the wrath of the Vatican, which Pres. Trump visited just last week. Bishop Marcelo Sanchez…