Remembering Lou

Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows
The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.
Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
HIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approval
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
If a U.S. ‘bunker buster’ hits a nuclear site, what might get released into the air?
So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.
Pro-Trump media figures split over the U.S. role in the Israel-Iran conflict
Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war.
Karen Read’s second murder trial ends with an acquittal
Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.