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Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, released findings of a study that revealed women who use combined oral contraceptive pills were at a greater risk of depression. Combined contraceptive pills utilize both progestogen, which prevents ovulation and prevents sperm from entering the uterus, and estrogen, which thins the uterine lining to prevent implantation. The study followed over 264,000…

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A new study released by Barna shows that regular churchgoers and church leaders are at odds with whether or not churches should offer counseling. The study included data collected from 2015, 2020, and 2022, with data being collected from 585 senior pastors from September 6-16 of last year through online surveys. The data compared the ways…

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Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Travis Swaggerty, 25, took to social media to reveal that his wife, Peyton Swaggerty, has been diagnosed with a rare blood disease after being bitten by a rabid raccoon. Swaggerty did not reveal the exact circumstances of the attack but did reveal that the incident had occurred a year ago…

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A new study is connecting early rising to greater religiosity in people, as well as increased satisfaction. The study was conducted by the University of Warsaw and sought to investigate the correlations between what it called “morning-eveningness,” religiosity, and conscientiousness. Conscientiousness is defined as the trait of being meticulous, careful, or scrupulous. The study focused on two groups of…

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The latest Gallup poll on U.S. depression rates shows that the number of U.S. adults who have been diagnosed with depression has risen significantly since the last poll in 2015. The results were obtained Feb. 21-28, 2023, and are based on 5,167 U.S. adults. According to the survey, 29 percent of U.S. adults reported having ever…
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