Medicaid expansion may help shrink health gaps between black and white babies

States that expanded Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act shrunk racial disparities between black and white infants, a new study shows. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/medicaid-expansion-health-gaps-black-white-babies4…

Akron’s ‘Pond Monster’ Versus Ohio’s Many Water Cryptids

Have you ever wondered why Ohio doesn’t have an official state monster? Me neither, but one reason might be it has too many mythical creatures, swimming monsters and other strange cryptids to choose just one. If the Loveland Frogman, the Minerva Monster, the Grassman or any other Buckeye State beasts are planning to lobby the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/akrons-pond-monster-versus-ohios-many-water-cryptids/…

8 Silent Films Every Sci-Fi and Horror Fan Should See

Genre films have been around basically as long as cinema itself—which means audiences have been shrieking at monsters and marveling at space adventures for over 100 years. Technology may have changed rather dramatically, but a lot of the core stories are still remarkably similar.Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/8-silent-films-every-sci-fi-and-horror-fan-should-see-1834084371…