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A student who is a parent and works 10 hours per week at a minimum wage job cannot afford the cost of both college tuition and child care at a…

Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain supported by artificial intelligence can yield the same results as programs delivered by therapists, a new study shows. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an…

The chronic underfunding of nonprofits’ administrative and operational costs acts as a brake on their ability to grow and reach more communities and individuals in need. “There is almost systematic…

The events of 2020 made substantial, impactful corporate social responsibility (CSR) even more important. Consumers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders are paying more attention, have higher standards, and are more…

PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers,…

The rapid spread of very strict abortion bans in some states are leaving health care workers in increasingly difficult positions as they try to care for patients, say three physicians.…

“Rural women are twice as likely to die from pregnancy complications than women in large metropolitan areas, federal data shows,” Sarah Melotte reports for The Daily Yonder. The lack of pregnancy and childbirth…

Tanzania has made significant progress in the fight against malaria over the last 20 years thanks to bed nets, insecticides, and a vaccine, but new trends in the weather in…

As federal, state, and local governments marshal unprecedented resources to support the recovery from the disruption and harm inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a significant and growing interest…

Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they are set to bear the brunt of poorer health effects from rising global temperatures – that’s the stark warning…

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. They want to understand, for example, how the crisis is evolving or how many…

Several European nations such as Italy, France, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain have in recent months struggled to cope with raging wildfires – driven by deadly heatwaves and drought – which…