Scientists are continually making new discoveries, developing new technology and medical breakthroughs. Knowing where to find the best science news can be aided by the image below from the American Council on Science and Health. Evidence Based reports provide the research supporting theses.
Abortion - what are the issues involved and an overview of United States history from Credo Reference (requires a SVC logon and password)
101 Top Web Resources on Climate Change from environmentalsciencedegree.com
GMOs (Genetically modified organisms) - definition from Credo Online Reference
HIV Overview from the National Library of Medicine
Transgender and Transsexualtiy from Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures from Credo Reference. (Reading this article requires SVC logon and password).
Vaccine from Wikipedia (this is an article that cannot be edited)
Vaccines and immunizations: What does your child need? from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
Health is an area that requires dependable information - there are hoaxes, unproven cures, and misinformation. Finding what is true requires investigation. The following websites can help:
And there are websites that have found health hoaxes and unreliable medical information
5 things to keep in mind when fact-checking claims about science By Alexios Mantzarlis, Nov. 2015
FactChecking Science Claims in 2017 from FactCheck.org
SciCheck from FactCheck.org - focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.