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What Blockchain Has To Do With Turkey, Romaine Lettuce, And Food Safety

The ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to turkey and E. coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce have highlighted the need for better ways of preventing and controlling foodborne illness outbreaks. Here is a way technology can help.

How We Can End The Exploitation Of Women By Terrorist Groups

Our inaction on sexual violence and human trafficking carried out by terrorists is contributing to far too many young and vulnerable girls losing their childhood. It has to end.

Could You Get An MD Online?

Could your physician have gone to medical school online? What the rise of online education and increasing demand means for training our future healthcare professionals.

Should You Take Your Doctor’s Advice?

In this world of the “hurry up” business of medicine, how can doctors arrive at an important diagnosis, prescribe the right treatment, and provide good education about your disease and treatment? It is tough. How do you know you should take your doctor…

Tear Gas Is Especially Harmful To Children-Here’s Why

It’s important to understand what tear gas actually is, and how it can have an even more pronounced effect on children compared to adults.

Which Comes First, Pot Use Or Psychological Problems In Teens?

A new study points to an important point: Pot use is often a symptom, not a cause.

What Does Heart Rate Variability Tell Me About My Health?

The article explains what is heart rate variability, and how it is used for monitoring stress as well as fatigue.

Tear Gas 101: Why All The Crying?

Tear gas was recently used at the United States Southern border on families with young children. The mechanism of action leads to pain, eye irritation, and even skin damage. For obvious reasons, the short- and long-term impacts of this noxious chemica…

How California Is Changing Palliative Care

In January, California became the first state to mandate home-based palliative care to those in a state Medicaid program Here’s how it works with Medi-Cal.

Study: Telehealth Use Uncommon, Particularly In Rural America

Use of telehealth is still “uncommon” and primarily used in urban areas rather than rural America, Harvard researchers write in JAMA.