Health Care

Warehouse Workers Marching for Their Families

It’s no secret that Walmart is the largest employer in the country, diligently working to create a softer image of itself to consumers, environmentalists and others. What most consumers don’t know is that Walmart contracted warehouses across the country make it a common practice to put profits over...

Banish the Midweek Blues with "Test it Maybe!"

The League of Conservation Voters have taken Carly Rae Jepsen's pop gem "Call Me Maybe" and turned it into a fun way to share a powerful message: Pass the Safe Chemicals Act! Beat the midweek slump by clicking the image above and watching " Test it Maybe ?"

Skip Junk Foods in School

Are there vending machines lurking in the cafeteria or hallways of your children’s school? If so, you may want to learn as much about what is in those machines as you do about the books your child will be reading in the classroom this year. A study published in Pediatrics found children who live in...

Uninformed Consent, Unshared Decision-Making in the ICU

Imagine yourself the son or daughter of a grievously ill octogenarian. Your mom or dad suffered a catastrophic event and has been in an ICU, barely conscious, for two weeks. You understand organs are shutting down, but you struggle to understand the medical jargon or the purpose of tubes and...