Health (Page 5)
April 7, 2023
Sephora Sued for Firing Employee Who Declined Vaccination
Ashna Kalra, the plaintiff, claims that she was fired after requesting religious exemption from the requirement to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
March 29, 2023
A Nurse’s Tale of Compassion
Dusty Mason had never cared for elderly or sick people nor been around death before she followed a friend's call to work as a nurse's aide in the early 1970s. But 50 years later, with a long career as a registered nurse behind her, Mason is rich in stories from the high-pressure frontline of caregiving.
March 21, 2023
Future of Abortion Pill May Hinge on West Virginia Lawsuit
A West Virginia lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the state’s abortion ban. It’s the latest in a wave of litigation over abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
March 4, 2023
TikTok Feeds Teen Collaboration and ‘Whole Health’ Initiative
Teens "see the nexus between mental health, social determinants, adverse childhood experiences, and pressures created by social media and world events that lead to self-medication or misuse of substances."
January 24, 2023
Life Expectancy Between Two Chicago Neighborhoods Reveals Years of Systemic Racism
But the pride isn’t perfect, and neither is Chicago. Two neighborhoods, just nine miles apart, have vastly different tones. Englewood, a predominantly Black, impoverished neighborhood, and the Gold Coast, a mostly white, wealthy neighborhood, are separated not only by the towering steel skyscrapers of the Loop but also by a startling 30-year gap in life expectancy.