This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The brave group of Florida high school students from Parkland leading the fight for gun control are carrying on a long legacy of kids growing politically active — and powerful.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On a busy, graffiti-ridden boulevard–not far from the streets that witnessed the Rodney King riots–stands the only yoga studio in South Los Angeles. Since 2013, the donation-based Green Tree Yoga Meditation center has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When clinicians follow best practices in the administration of oxytocin and magnesium sulfate, they can prevent postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and eclampsia — the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths. The Seattle-based Shift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Counselors, time, diverse classroom libraries, money — these are some of many things American teachers say they need in their schools instead of guns. The pleas are coming via a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many young adults, the college years are filled with excitement, as students gain independence and establish new adult identities and behaviors. However, not all behaviors are healthy. Typical changes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cigarettes are known killers, with nearly one in five deaths each year in the United States attributable to smoking. But there is a chance that U.S. smokers may soon be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent U.K. study found that 65 percent of 15- to 16-year-olds had viewed pornography, the vast majority of whom reported seeing it by age 14. Ana Bridges, a psychologist at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) announces the closing of its 17th deal in India with a successful funding round completed for India-based Karma Primary Healthcare Services Private Limited (Karma). Karma aims to provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a patient has diabetes, doctors typically prescribe insulin, along with diet and exercise. When a patient has high blood pressure, we prescribe medication, and we also reinforce the importance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lakshmi Jain wrote this during the unrest around the Kenyan elections, in October 2017. The nurses’ strike has since ended, and Jain is still working for MSF / Doctors Without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A highly potent drug called GHB is making a comeback in nightlife scenes, along with overdoses and even death. On Jan. 23, 2018, “Storm Chaser” star Joel Taylor died on a cruise…