Tag: health
Meet the foodies who are changing the way Americans eat
Joshua T. Beck, University of Oregon and Brandon Reich, University of Oregon
As residents of idyllic Eugene, Oregon, with its culture of local food, we...
Yoga isn’t timeless: it’s changing to meet contemporary needs
Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University
On June 21, on International Yoga Day, people will take out their yoga mats and practice sun salutations or...
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is...
Mark S. Schlissel, University of Michigan; Michael H. Schill, University of Oregon, and Michael V. Drake, The Ohio State University
Editor’s note: Today we begin...
A history of loneliness
Amelia S. Worsley, Amherst College
Is loneliness our modern malaise?
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the most common pathology he saw during his years...
How Trump’s immigration enforcement could affect families and communities
William D. Lopez, University of Michigan
When immigration officers forcibly remove individuals from their homes, it impacts the psychological, emotional and economic well-being of their...
2015, the year the was: health and medicine
Jessie Schanzle, The Conversation
As we eye a brand new year, it’s good to look back and see what stories 2015 brought us. Here is...
When is an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks too...
Craig Williams, Oregon State University
We’ve known for a long time that aspirin can help prevent damage from a heart attack or a stroke if...
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn’t Ebola…
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn't Ebola – it's our short attention span
Bruce Ribner, Emory University
A year ago, I received a phone...
EXPLORING NATURE
Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...
Lauren Cassidy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear...
