When it comes to diet culture, not all bodies — and races — are treated equally. In fact, because of the racist origins of fat phobia, Black men and women have been at a disadvantage for centuries, Sabrina Strings, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California at […]
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President Donald Trump is pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, despite coronavirus infections surging nationwide. While experts say there are significant social benefits to resuming in-person classes, they caution that schools will need to balance those against potential risks to provide a safe learning environment for […]
Returning students have their temperature checked on the first day back at Sawasdee Wittaya Primary School in Bangkok, July 1, 2020. (Adam Dean/The New York Times) As school districts across the United States consider whether and how to restart in-person classes, their challenge is complicated by a pair of fundamental […]
Photo credit: Twitter/NOAA From Prevention An incoming heat wave, dubbed a “heat dome,” will lead to historic temperatures in various parts of the U.S., particularly in the South. The National Weather Service is warning about “excessive heat” this weekend, noting that “heat indices are likely to be over 110 degrees” […]
Social media accounts linked to Sue Pilkington have been posting anti-vaxx material over Facebook The Society of Homeopaths’s official accreditation is under threat, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal, after their head of standards was accused of promoting anti-vaccine propaganda online. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which regulates health professionals, has […]
More than 130,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, a novel strain of coronavirus, and cases continue to surge in communities across the country. But for frontline medical workers, particularly those working in emergency rooms and treating COVID-19 patients, the fight has only just begun. While the Centers for Disease Control […]
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups representing the nation’s doctors, teachers and top school officials on Friday pushed back against pressure from President Donald Trump to fully reopen U.S. schools despite a surge in coronavirus cases, saying science must guide the decisions. “Public health agencies must make recommendations based […]
Click here to read the full article. Luca Guadagnino, the Oscar-nominated auteur behind “Call Me By Your Name,” is taking his swooning, lyrical style to the small-screen with “We Are Who We Are,” an immersive and deeply moving coming-of-age story. The HBO-Sky series, which debuts this September, follow two teenagers, […]