Good news. Teenage birth rates dropped by half in the last 10 years in Brazil. Their experience suggests that less affluent nations "can break the entrenched cycle of teenage pregnancies through education, economic development, and expanding the healthcare system." shorturl.at/cEPt2

E-cigarettes remain controversial. All medical interventions have s/e but not many (except those used in pregnancy) that aim to help adults would end up harming completely unrelated children. When you see a trial like this, you start wondering... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

""Britain’s economy is focused on London and without the capital the UK would be poorer per head than Mississippi, the poorest state in the US. “We are not a rich country; we are a poor country with a few rich people.”".