Dr Allan Josephson, formerly division chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Louisville claims he was harassed, demoted and eventually fired in 2017 after making the comments at an outside event. (Henderson, The Telegraph)
Read MoreEngland has begun to turn the tide on rising obesity for the first time in two decades, NHS figures reveal. The number of children who are overweight has fallen to the lowest level since 2000, while obesity rates in adults have remained stable for the past five years. (Hayward, The Times UK)
Read MoreToday the Spanish government is citing... research as part of efforts to create a law to protect animals, arguing that the hominid family of primates, which includes gorillas, orangutans, bonobos and chimpanzees, is close to another family member — humans — in cognitive ability. (Wilkinson, The Times UK)
Read MoreAddictive levels of social media use have increased sharply among teenage girls in Scotland, rising at almost double the rate found in other nations, according to a major international report. More than a fifth of 13-year-old girls in Scotland displayed signs of problematic social media use, the World Health Organisation survey found. (Puttick, The Times UK)
Read MoreA wave of high-profile hate crimes at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic drew national ire over anti-Asian attacks. But the new survey, shared exclusively with USA TODAY on Wednesday, shows that the Asian American community faces pervasive levels of hate under the radar, from parking lots and public transit to workplaces and colleges. (Arshad, USA Today)
Read MoreSome churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values. State school voucher programs are not the driving reason, but they are making the start-up process easier, pastors and Christian education experts say. (Meyer, AP News)
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