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For years, corporate philanthropy got a bad rap. At best, it was seen as a tool for buying goodwill in communities, at worst a smokescreen for deflecting negative attention. From…

Here, University of Chicago Medicine doctors explain how to protect children and high-risk patients: WHAT IS RSV? Respiratory syncytial virus, often called RSV, is a common virus that can cause…

Preventable failures in U.S. maternal health care result in far too many pregnancy-related deaths. Each year, approximately 700 parents die from pregnancy and childbirth complications. As such, the U.S. maternal…

Across the country, we enter another holiday season with the sharp sting of inflation raising the cost of gas, food, and other basic goods exacerbated by heightened expenses associated with family life. Lack of comprehensive…

U.S. commuters take approximately 10 billion trips on public transit every year. SciLine asked Kari Watkins, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis,…

Unlike most developed nations, America has never treated care of its youngest children as a public good worthy of significant public investment, especially in relation to K-12 public education. That’s…

Melanoma is the the third most-common cancer found in rural America. A new study from Cancer Reports on residents from rural Michigan that shows the frequency and deadliness of undiagnosed skin cancer…

Under the right living arrangement, disease-resistant corals can help “rescue” corals that are more vulnerable to disease, according to a new study. For the study in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers…

Organizations today are likely to be left behind if they don’t take steps to fully embrace technology. For nonprofits in particular, adopting digital and tech solutions can allow the organization…

If you’re interested in social and environmental responsibility, sustainable business practices, and supporting a community of like-minded businesses, then you may be wondering about the difference between benefit corporations and…