Month: June 2022

Melodies in Music Share Syntax with Language, Study Finds

Just as a garden path can lead you on unexpected twists and turns, melodies in music can also take surprising syntactic routes. A recent study investigated whether the process of revising syntax occurs in tonal melodies, similar to how it does in language. The researchers utilized a unique behavioral paradigm to test if tonally ambiguous […]

Published on June 25, 2022

Journalists Investigate Private Equity, Medical Debt, and Mental Health Care

Just like an invasive species can disrupt an ecosystem, private equity firms have infiltrated the world of health care, causing rural hospital closures and issues with medical debt and mental health care. Journalists at KHN have been investigating this phenomenon, uncovering the ways in which private equity hijacks health care and impacts vulnerable communities. Senior […]

Published on June 25, 2022

CDC: Deadly Meningococcal Outbreak Among Florida Gay Men

When it comes to germs, some diseases can be real bullies. Take meningococcal disease, for example. It has invaded Florida’s gay community, causing serious illness and tragedy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is stepping in to investigate this troubling outbreak. So far, there have been 24 cases and six deaths reported. That’s […]

Published on June 25, 2022