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How health care leaders can prioritize health equity for the LGBTQIA2+ community

How health care leaders can prioritize health equity for the LGBTQIA2+ community

ryfxmp 5 months ago

Editor's note: Health inequities have long been an issue for people in the LGBTQ+ community. We're pleased to share a post from our colleagues in Corporate Learning at Harvard Medical…

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Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

ryfxmp 7 months ago

Before going any further, here’s the main thing parents should know about swimming lessons: all children should have them. Every year, over 4,500 people die from drowning in the United…

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5 great tips for sustainable summer living

5 great tips for sustainable summer living

ryfxmp 8 months ago

Sustainable living treads lightly on natural resources and follows a rethink, reuse, repurpose mantra to minimize waste. Big and small wallet-friendly tips can help you save money and befriend our…

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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them

Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them

ryfxmp 9 months ago

Each year, more than 4.5 million dog bites occur in the United States. Despite what you might assume, most of these incidents don’t happen when an unfamiliar dog attacks someone…

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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?

Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?

ryfxmp 9 months ago

  More than half of Americans live in states where recreational cannabis is legal. While alcohol remains the most-used drug in the US, daily cannabis use has actually outpaced daily…

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Bugs are biting: Safety precautions for children

Bugs are biting: Safety precautions for children

ryfxmp 9 months ago

If you spend time outdoors — which we all should do, for all sorts of reasons — you are likely to encounter biting bugs. Most of the time the bites…

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What is cognitive behavioral therapy?

What is cognitive behavioral therapy?

ryfxmp 9 months ago

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches people to challenge negative thought patterns and turn less often to unhelpful behaviors. These strategies can improve your mood and the way you respond to…

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Health care should improve your health, right?

Health care should improve your health, right?

ryfxmp 10 months ago

It’s undeniable: modern medicine offers ever-expanding ways to heal and prevent disease. But it’s also true that health care can cause harm. One analysis found that about 6% of health…

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Ultra-processed foods? Just say no

Ultra-processed foods? Just say no

ryfxmp 10 months ago

Americans love their ultra-processed foods, whether they come as cereal (like Cap’n Crunch, a favorite of mine as a kid), snack foods (like Cheetos), entr’es (like hot dogs), or desserts…

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Power your paddle sports with three great exercises

Power your paddle sports with three great exercises

ryfxmp 10 months ago

On the Gulf Coast of Florida where I live, the telltale sign of summer is not an influx of beachcombers, afternoon storms that arrive exactly at 2 p.m., or the…