“They Took Us Away From Each Other”: Lost Inside America’s Shadow Foster System by Lizzie Presser, photography by Elinor Carucci for The New York Times ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When a staph infection killed Molly Cordell’s […]
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How to survive working from home: Four winning conditions for companies AND employees
How to survive working from home: Four winning conditions for companies AND employees by Kontrast.at – After 1 ½ years of the pandemic, people are leaving their home offices and are allowed to return to their usual workspace. But many of the new remote workers don’t feel like going back to business as […]
World AIDS Day – December 1
World AIDS Day – December 1 World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died from an HIV-related illness. Started in 1988, World AIDS Day was […]
‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
2021-12-01 ‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD Stephanie O’Neill It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl of kibble and canned dog food was Lisa, a 3-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. Her nails clicking on the kitchen floor […]
What is post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD?
The link above opens in a new tab. The link above opens in a new tab. What is post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD? Some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear is […]
To Be or Not to Be . . . Married?
To Be or Not to Be . . . Married? What does it take to have a happy life? Is it important to be able to share important life events with someone? Is a better life one that is shared, or one in which each person is free to follow his or […]
Cat Wednesday: 2021-12-01: Feline Bladder Infection Treatment & Prevention
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – Editorial Team […]
California Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care
2021-11-30 California Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care April Dembosky, KQED When Greta Christina fell into a deep depression five years ago, she called up her therapist in San Francisco. She’d had a great connection with the provider when she needed therapy in the past. She was delighted to […]
Omicron: why the WHO designated it a variant of concern
2021-11-30 Omicron: why the WHO designated it a variant of concern Ed Feil, University of Bath The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a variant of concern (VoC) named omicron. This decision has already precipitated a broad shift […]
The thousands of vulnerable people harmed by Facebook and Instagram are lost in Meta’s ‘average user’ data
2021-11-30 The thousands of vulnerable people harmed by Facebook and Instagram are lost in Meta’s ‘average user’ data Mark Zuckerberg’s company says the kids are all right, but the data it presents is only about how the average social media user is doing. AP Photo/Eric Risberg Joseph Bak-Coleman, University of Washington Fall 2021 has been filled […]