The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
By Marshall Allen
This story was co-published by ProPublica and NPR’s Shots blog in 2017. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for...
What You Need to Know to Keep Your Baby Safe
Newswise — (Washington, DC) This September, as part of Baby Safety Month, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Safe Kids Worldwide are providing advice...
Tired all the time? From ‘Black fatigue’ to low Vitamin D, here are 5...
By Kay Wicker/Originally published in TheGrio
As the final days of summer approach and many begin to turn their attention back to focus and productivity,...
Are you breaking your body clock?
Newswise — Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like daylight savings time, working night shifts, jet lag or...
Another Summer, Another COVID-19 Surge
This summer, like every summer since COVID-19 arrived on the scene, the U.S. is experiencing a spike in infections and hospitalizations.
Only this time, there’s...
Where Black adolescents live affects their mental health
It is evident that growing up in a neighborhood with safe and well-maintained parks, minimal discrimination, and financial stability would provide a less stressful...
How Can Minority Patients Find Mental Health Services?
People belonging to racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely than white people to receive mental healthcare.
Anna Solt, MD, a Cedars-Sinai psychiatrist, said...
Is listening to music better than a sleeping pill?
Newswise — (SACRAMENTO) — Sleep is one of the pillars of health, including mental health. Approximately 30% to 40% of adults will experience insomnia at...
Why the next big hope for Alzheimer’s might not help most Black patients
This week, the FDA is expected to approve what many scientists and doctors believe is the first drug to show promise of slowing the...
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Disease
Now, more than three years from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impacts can be seen more clearly.
For example, the rise in the...
