Sean Salai

King’s College set to lose accreditation on Thursday

The King's College, an evangelical liberal arts school in New York City with a history of financial woes, is on track to lose its accreditation this week.

August 29, 2023

Post-9/11 veterans saw suicide rates soar in the years before pandemic, study finds

A silent epidemic of suicides stalked the nation's military veterans even before the COVID-19 global shutdown. A government-funded study released Monday found that suicide rates among veterans who served in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks soared more than tenfold during the 14 years before the pandemic.

August 28, 2023

FBI reports surge in men groping teenage girls, women on planes

Reports of men groping teenage girls and young women sitting next to them on airplanes are rising, federal numbers show.

August 28, 2023

Sex change-related surgeries in the U.S. nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

The number of sex change-related operations nationwide nearly tripled heading into the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found.

August 23, 2023

Fewer young adults drink alcohol as marijuana grows more popular, Gallup poll finds

Fewer young adults responding to the Gallup poll are drinking alcohol as more embrace marijuana and shun the health risks of intoxicating fluids, the company reported Tuesday.

August 22, 2023

More adults think marijuana safer than tobacco despite similar health dangers, study finds

More Americans think smoking marijuana every day and secondhand exposure is safer than inhaling tobacco despite medical research showing otherwise, a study has found.

August 11, 2023

Study finds most cancer survivors drink heavily despite risks

Most adult cancer survivors drink alcohol despite medical warnings that doing so can derail their treatment and recovery, a study has found.

August 10, 2023

Surgery industry association study finds few sex-change patients express regret over breast removal

Biologically-born women who undergo breast-removal surgeries report high satisfaction and few regrets years later, according to a study funded by the Plastic Surgery Foundation.

August 9, 2023

Reports find higher satisfaction, less funding at charter schools

Charter schools have higher teacher satisfaction levels but less funding than traditional public schools, a pair of reports has found.

August 9, 2023

Tight blood pressure cuffs skew readings, say Johns Hopkins researchers

Too-tight blood pressure cuffs can cause "strikingly inaccurate" readings and a misdiagnosis of hypertension for adults with larger arms, a Johns Hopkins University study has found.

August 8, 2023

Only 1 in 5 opioid addicts received medication, federal study finds

Just one in five adults addicted to opioids such as fentanyl received medications to treat their cravings, a federal study has found.

August 7, 2023

Census Bureau finds share of people without health insurance fell in most counties during pandemic

The share of Americans under 65 without health insurance fell in 280 counties and rose in 80 counties from 2020 to 2021 as Medicaid expanded coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.

August 3, 2023

Most U.S. adults view Biden’s administration as unethical, second only to Trump’s, Gallup poll shows

Most adults responding to the Gallup poll see the Biden administration as unethical, driven by historically low marks from Republicans.

August 3, 2023

Number of Americans without health insurance falls to record low, says CDC

The number of Americans without health insurance dropped to a record low of 25.3 million people, or 7.7% of the population, in the first three months of 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

August 3, 2023

Retailers tell employees to ignore retail theft or lose their jobs

Retailers have ordered employees to ignore gangs of shoplifters and started firing workers who buck the policy as an organized crime spree sweeps the nation's stores.

August 2, 2023

Climate activists hit Mattel with ‘EcoWarrior Barbie’ hoax, mock use of plastic products

An elaborate hoax featuring actress Daryl Hannah hit Mattel on Tuesday, perpetrated by climate change activists using buzz about the Barbie movie to mock the toy company's use of plastic.

August 1, 2023

Black students over 50% likelier to drop out of M.D.-Ph.D. programs

Black students are over 50% likelier to drop out of federally funded medical science doctoral programs than their peers, a new study has found.

July 31, 2023

Faith in the military hits lowest mark in Gallup poll since Clinton presidency

Confidence in the U.S. military has fallen to its lowest level in Gallup polling in 26 years, the company said Monday.

July 31, 2023

Survey finds inflation is killing charitable donations

Rising living costs are hurting charitable donations as Americans find their pockets emptier after three years of persistently high inflation, according to a new poll.

July 28, 2023

Study finds more women dying from alcohol consumption in recent years

Women started dying from alcohol consumption at a "significantly higher rate" in the U.S. in the three years heading into COVID-19, a study found.

July 28, 2023