A Closer Look at ER Wait Times
Long ER wait times are problems for patients and hospitals overburdened by serving as alternatives to doctor’s offices and urgent care facilities.
Surviving Heatwaves: How to Stay Cool When It’s Hot
With temperatures soaring near 100 degrees or more around the country, experts are warning people...
The Scorching Truth: Extreme Heat is a Wake-Up Call to Act on Climate Change
Heat waves cause or exacerbate a host of illnesses. Air quality is generally worse during extreme heat — a wake-up call to tackle the climate crisis head on.
Selling a Mirage: The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Not much is being recycled at all, nor is the pyrolysis technology capable of curbing the plastic crisis. Not now. Maybe not ever.
Celebrating Life, Health and Friendship in Cannes
Over nearly 50 years, our friendship has been peppered with “les vagues de la vie” — the blessing of motherhood, the heartbreak of failed marriages, the grief of parents passing away, and the celebration of creative success.
Air in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Is Even Worse Than Expected, Real-Time Data Show
Ethylene oxide levels in the heart of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley are more than double the threshold above which the EPA considers cancer risk to be unacceptable.
The Chicken and Egg Problem of Fighting Another Flu Pandemic
Avian flu infections in multiple species far and wide raise the threat that further mutations could create a virus that spreads from human to human through airborne transmission. If they do, pandemic prevention starts with the egg — or alternatives still under research.
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Formaldehyde Ban in Relaxers Is ‘Essential,’ Experts Warn
FDA ban on formaldehyde in relaxers, which is associated with breast and ovarian cancers, is now pending for July.
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Iyanla Vanzant’s Affirmation on Gratitude, Joy and Peace
Seeking gratitude, joy or peace? Listen to an affirmation from the Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant, founder of the Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development.
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‘A Different World’ Tour Highlights the Difference of Positive Images
"A Different World" offered diverse and nuanced representations of race and identity, and it was the first American network television show to address HIV/AIDS.
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Gabrielle Union on Making Peace and Loving Life
Gabrielle Union wanted a baby so badly that she was willing to risk broken bones while enduring pregnancy and "the change" ahead of schedule. Plus, she had multiple miscarriages.