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The common practice of double-booking a lead surgeon's time and letting junior physicians supervise and complete some parts of a surgery is safe for most patients, a study of more than 60,000 operations finds. But there may be a small added risk for a subset of patients.

Double-Booked Surgeons: Study Raises Safety Questions For High-Risk Patients

Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse.

"If the church wants to be a part of shaping the direction humanity takes, the church needs to have a seat at the table and you can't have a seat at the table if you don't speak science," says Matthew Grove, a Bible study teacher who emphasizes science in his classes.

In This Bible Study, Science And Faith Don't Have To Compete

"We don't understand all the mysteries of science, we don't know all the mysteries of creation, but we know that they're one and together," a participant said.

A Cornucopia Of Comic Artists Pay Homage To Michael Chabon's Escapist

Chabon created the Escapist for his 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay — but now he's become a real comic hero, his exploits drawn by equally legendary figures such as Will Eisner.

Memories Of A Long Life Return In 'Alive, Alive Oh!'

British writer Diana Athill is 98 — by her own account, a very old woman. In this slim but lovely volume, she recounts the moments that have lingered: heartbreak, yes, but also hills of bluebells.

'Wonder Woman' Hits The Big Screen

One of comic book's most enduring heroines finally gets her own movie in Wonder Woman. Rachel Martin talks with Claudia Puig of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about the new superhero film.

Safety Levies, BLM, And An Astronaut: JX May 4-8

The news cycle picked up momentum of late, and we've been scurrying to keep up on the Exchange. In this week of the program, we WILL feature both sides of…

In 'The Chalk Artist,' A Plea For Real-World Connection

While the love story in Allegra Goodman's latest novel can seem formulaic, she captures the allure of video gaming and the tension between real-world art and literature and the fantasy worlds online.

Seventh-grade English teacher Kareli Lizárraga works with her students at STRIVE Prep-Sunnyside in Denver. She came to the United States illegally as a 4-year-old, and works in Denver thanks to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

For DACA Teachers, Uncertainty Lingers On The Last Day To Renew

As the last renewal for DACA sets in, teachers in the program worry about their futures and the possibility of having to leave their students.

"It surprises me how fast all of these changes became normal," says Yaser Bakr, the founder of Jeddah's AlComedy Club. This is the first year where men and women are sitting in the audience together, he says.

'Culture Shock Within Their Own Country': Saudis Come To Grips With Swift Changes

Activities once forbidden — cinema, music, women driving — are now OK. It makes some Saudis nervous. "I talk to younger people, they are happy with it," says a Saudi woman. "But older people are not."

A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger's life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to "make you fall in love with the world again."

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

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