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World Health Organization (WHO)

A woman in a mask administers a blood lead level test to a child

Lead Poisoning Isn’t a Mystery. It’s a Policy Failure

Communications strategist Olga González examines why childhood lead poisoning remains one of the United States’ most preventable public health crises. Drawing on data from the CDC, insights from environmental justice leaders, and real-world enforcement failures from New York to Flint, González reveals how infrastructure neglect, regulatory gaps and political indifference continue to place hundreds of thousands of children at risk each year, despite decades of clear evidence and viable solutions.
By Olga González
A gold miner reforesting land in Peru

The Hidden Cost of Gold: Miners, Mercury and a Path to Sustainability

Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining. González highlights how mercury-free extraction methods, combined with responsible sourcing and Fairmined certification, are transforming the industry. From the Amazon rainforest to Ghana, miners, designers, and consumers are increasingly collaborating to protect ecosystems, human health and the integrity of gold.
By Olga González
llustration of an overwhelmed office worker sitting at a cluttered desk while coworkers hand him more work, symbolizing burnout and stress in the modern workplace.

A Culture of Pressure: How Modern Workplaces Are Fueling a Mental Health Crisis

Workplace wellbeing expert Zoe Sinclair makes a compelling case for urgent and industry-specific wellbeing reform. Drawing on new Gallup data and years of advising organizations across sectors, Sinclair outlines why stress at work is skyrocketing—and what leaders must do to turn the tide. Forget the yoga classes; without structural change and real communication, companies risk burning through both their talent and their bottom line.
By Zoe Sinclair
A room of people during Trump's inauguration ceremony.

How Trump’s Day 1 Policies Will Affect Trade, Climate, EVs and TikTok

By Sissi Cao

Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine: Moderna May Be Overblown, AstraZeneca Has Good News

By Sissi Cao

Watch These 4 Coronavirus Drugs Picked by WHO in Unprecedented Mega-Trial

By Sissi Cao

Can Dogs and Cats Get Coronavirus? No Need to Worry (Maybe Just a Little)

By Sissi Cao

Coronavirus Outbreak Will Send Drug Prices Soaring, Health Care Experts Warn

By Andy Hirschfeld

Amid Coronavirus-Induced Stock Rout, This Drug Maker May Have a ‘Cure’

By Sissi Cao

A 2,200-Person Carnival Cruise Is Stranded at Sea—Despite No Coronavirus Detected

By Sissi Cao

How Hong Kong Galleries Are Pushing Back Against Fear of the Coronavirus

By Helen Holmes

How Trump’s Panicky Coronavirus Travel Ban Cost Me $4,000 in 2 Hours to Save My Job

By Sissi Cao

CBD Industry: FDA’s Vague Warning Confuses Consumers Even More

By Gabriela Barkho
Previously, research groups were able to analyze brain activity using electroencephalogram (EEG) tests from which they could use the data to develop predictive models.

Researchers Develop AI That Can Predict Seizures Before They Happen

By Harmon Leon

NuCalm’s CEO Explains How ‘Biohacking’ Can Manage Stress on World Mental Health Day

By Gabriela Barkho
In the U.S., black women are 243 percent more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women.

What Is Causing the High Maternal Death Rate Among Black Women in America?

By Keisha Blair
Unsplash/Simone van der Koelen

Link Between Birth Control and Breast Cancer Is Tiny, Studies Show

By Francesca Friday
Unsplash/Cyril Saulnier

Study Shows Strength Training Can Add Years to Your Life

By Francesca Friday
The malaria parasite is spread through bites from infected mosquitoes.

Malaria Patients in UK Show Resistance to Treatment for First Time

By Michael Sainato
A building near Wynwood Walls during Art Week Miami 2015 on December 2, 2015 in Miami, Florida.

Breaking: Miami’s Wynwood Arts District Is a Hotbed for Zika

By Michael Sainato
Meditation decreases stress hormones in the brain, and is an effective tool against Alzheimer's disease.

Can Exercise, a Low-Salt Diet and Meditation Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease?

By John Bonazzo
The Hindenburg disaster.

This Week in Tech History: First Spam Email, Hindenburg Explosion

By John Bonazzo
Steve Jobs introduces iTunes.

This Week in Tech History: iTunes Store Opens, Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion

By John Bonazzo
The "Mercury Seven": From left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter.

This Week in Tech History: Microsoft Founded, NASA Picks First Astronauts

By John Bonazzo
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