We assume that the collection of our data by Big Tech companies — to scrutinize, categorize, and use for commercial and other unsanctioned purposes — is unique to our era. But scholar Anita Say Chan ...

In the winter of 1923, a controversial activist takes a Catholic doctor to trial for libel. The proceedings capture a much bigger moment in the history of the interwar period: the controversial - but ...

An eminent ER doctor and health policy expert has warned that President Donald Trump’s government shutdown talk about “deserving” patients mirrors a “eugenics” policy adopted by the Nazis. The ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Children mark each year by the number of teeth lost, knees skinned, centimetres grown. For teens, it’s more about memes, crushes, exam ...

Content warning for graphic discrimination and persecution of marginalized identities. Professor and emergency physician Craig Spencer gave a talk about the lasting and disturbing legacy of eugenics ...

How far are we willing to go in the name of "progress"? Picture a menu like you might find in a restaurant, but instead of choosing your next meal, you're selecting your baby's characteristics. Blue ...

A new play in Staunton, Virginia, explores the local history of eugenics led by Dr. Joseph DeJarnette. "Degenerate: The DeJarnette Project" uses experimental puppetry and clown cabaret to tell its ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Sept. 2, in a comment from the White House aimed at justifying sending federal troops into Baltimore, President ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Logo of the Second International Congress of Eugenics, NYC, 1922. The American Eugenics Society ...

American Eagle came under fire recently for an ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. In one ad, Sweeney fiddles with her jeans, saying, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often ...

It's just a jeans ad. It's not that deep. It's just social media outrage. Should physicians care about the recent American Eagle "Sydney Sweeney Has Good Genes Jeans" controversy? What, if anything, ...