Daryl Austin, Contributor

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How To Avoid Heat Stroke During This Scorcher Of A Summer

With temps rising and expected to pass even last year’s record high numbers across much of the country, follow these tips to avoid heat-related injuries and illness.

Teens On TikTok Are Being Influenced To Take Up Vaping, Study Finds

97.7% of vaping videos on TikTok promote the substance in a positive, promotional light, per researchers at Curtin School of Population Health

Want Happier Kids? Teach Them Manners, Experts Say

Though the world is experiencing a “civility crisis” that threatens mental health, kids can be taught the manners needed to improve matters and cope.

Variant Arcturus Now Responsible For 14% Of New Covid Cases

The latest Covid variant is spreading quickly. Follow these tips to avoid the virus and the pink eye that often accompanies it.

Jellyfish Robots Could One Day Clean Up The World’s Oceans

Ocean pollution is a major problem. A German team of scientists has a creative solution.

‘Blind Children Are Just As Smart As Sighted Children.’ Five Things A Mother Of A Blind Child Wishes More People Understood About The Condition

Though raising a blind child can be challenging, friends and family can help by checking these behaviors and attitudes at the door.

Improve Self Before Pushing Others To Change, Deepak Chopra Says

The world-renowned wellness guru pleads for authenticity.

The One State Bucking Nationwide Opioid Abuse Trends

What public health officials in Michigan have done to reduce the state’s number of opioid patients by a staggering 56%.

Five Tips To Improve Spring Cleaning, Organizing

Expert help for tackling spring cleaning and organizing goals.

Michelle Obama Reveals Her Grandmother’s Depression Was Often Confused For This. Here’s How To Spot Depression

Like Obama’s grandmother, many fail to recognize symptoms of depression in themselves or others, and fail to get the help they need to get better.