Thirty percent of all homeless people in the United States live in California, despite the state representing just under 12 percent of the nation’s population. The state’s previous policies aimed at combating homelessness—like affordable housin...
Here is our reality: Despite being the world’s largest spender on healthcare, the United States has faced higher Covid-19 death rates and worse Covid-19 outcomes than any other large, high-income nation. The pandemic has revealed the deficiencies o...
Kids have always wanted to grow up quicker and seem older sooner, and in today’s world, that means emulating influencers. This is why we see ten-year-olds storming Sephora storefronts around the United States in search of Drunk Elephant skincare an...
A family weekend at Disneyland costs less than getting your children vaccinated — unless, of course, they come down with the measles. Today, it takes $2,192 to fully vaccinate a child, but 30 years ago, it cost the same amount as a ticket to Disney...
A family weekend at Disneyland costs less than getting your children vaccinated — unless, of course, they come down with the measles. Today, it takes $2,192 to fully vaccinate a child, but 30 years ago, it cost the same amount as a ticket to Disney...
In a nation where 75 percent of processed food contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Vermont reignited an already contentious debate in May of last year when it passed a law requiring mandatory GMO labeling. While other states, including Ma...
In a nation where 75 percent of processed food contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Vermont reignited an already contentious debate in May of last year when it passed a law requiring mandatory GMO labeling. While other states, including Ma...
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, it undertook a major expansion of Medicaid—a public assistance program that offers healthcare to low-income families. However, Medicaid expansion was challenged when the Supreme Court ruled in ...
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, it undertook a major expansion of Medicaid—a public assistance program that offers healthcare to low-income families. However, Medicaid expansion was challenged when the Supreme Court ruled in ...
On January 19, Brown announced a review of its alcohol and social event policies and put into place an interim policy “prohibiting parties with alcohol service in residential areas” in an email from January 19. Student groups could host events wi...
On January 19, Brown announced a review of its alcohol and social event policies and put into place an interim policy “prohibiting parties with alcohol service in residential areas” in an email from January 19. Student groups could host events wi...
On February 5, the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare heard testimony from supporters of a bill that would equip all public schools in Rhode Island with Narcan, the “miracle” drug capable of rapidly reversing opiate ove...
On February 5, the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare heard testimony from supporters of a bill that would equip all public schools in Rhode Island with Narcan, the “miracle” drug capable of rapidly reversing opiate ove...
‘‘Here’s how to tell if your company is a philanthropic hypocrite,” the Guardian’s Suzanne McGee fumed in early October, following news that oil giant Baker Hughes (BH) had announced a donation of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cance...
‘‘Here’s how to tell if your company is a philanthropic hypocrite,” the Guardian’s Suzanne McGee fumed in early October, following news that oil giant Baker Hughes (BH) had announced a donation of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cance...
The United States is all grown up, and the wear and tear is starting to show in all the wrong places. The baby boomers, the largest generation in American history, are aging out — by the year 2050, the population of American adults over the age of ...
The United States is all grown up, and the wear and tear is starting to show in all the wrong places. The baby boomers, the largest generation in American history, are aging out — by the year 2050, the population of American adults over the age of ...
This year, the first vaccines licensed in the United States, those for rabies and typhoid, celebrated their centennial. The better half of the twentieth century was spent developing vaccines to prevent some of the most devastating epidemics in histor...
This year, the first vaccines licensed in the United States, those for rabies and typhoid, celebrated their centennial. The better half of the twentieth century was spent developing vaccines to prevent some of the most devastating epidemics in histor...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...
Sexual assault on college campuses is receiving increased scrutiny. As calls to combat sexual assault grow louder on campuses across the country, many are looking to colleges to respond. Do the current methods that universities use while handling rap...
Sexual assault on college campuses is receiving increased scrutiny. As calls to combat sexual assault grow louder on campuses across the country, many are looking to colleges to respond. Do the current methods that universities use while handling rap...
This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several states, including Colorado, North Dakota and Tennessee had so-called personhood and other anti-abortion legislation a...
This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several states, including Colorado, North Dakota and Tennessee had so-called personhood and other anti-abortion legislation a...
Sexual assault and domestic violence have long dominated national attention. However, in response to the increasingly disparate nature of sexual assault, an increasing problem in education and sports, a countrywide conversation is beginning to form o...
Sexual assault and domestic violence have long dominated national attention. However, in response to the increasingly disparate nature of sexual assault, an increasing problem in education and sports, a countrywide conversation is beginning to form o...