Health & Science (Page 41)
December 7, 2020
The Fate of a Boston Recovery Center Is Up in the Air as City Struggles with Opioid Addiction
“That feeling of being away from the city, on an island in the middle of the harbor gave you this feeling of being clean and a feeling of security. If you were in a shelter on the island or in a detox program, you were away from Boston which was so much more effective than walking out of a center in Boston being back on the street with the drug dealers and the temptation.”
December 7, 2020
How a Queens Farm Became a Pandemic-Era Oasis in NYC
It grew from a small family-owned farm into an initiative to rehabilitate psychiatric patients. Now, it’s a safe space to escape the isolation of quarantine.
December 2, 2020
How COVID-19 Transformed an Illinois Trail Into a Pathway to Mental Health
“People rediscovered us and came out in full force,” said Jay Johnson, manager of site operations for the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. “It didn’t matter what day of the week it was, it seemed like every day was a Saturday.”
December 1, 2020
A Boat Museum’s Slow Drowning Sends Climate-Change Warning to a Connecticut Town
On a Wednesday in October, Gasiorek stood on the gravel on the edge of the shoreline and pointed at a few puddles on the ground. He said these were clear signs the land is flooding more now than it has before.
November 23, 2020
Commentary: Fast Company Shows How Environmental Justice Advocacy Can Be Journalism
Advocacy journalism is biased — and that's okay.