Living Well With Alzheimer’s Disease: What We Can Do Now and A Look at a Promising Future
By Allison B. Reiss, M.D.
One of the most compelling challenges of our time is the increasing number of people being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s …
Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them
By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC
As a New York City public high school principal, I learned that a percentage of my students were literally unaccounted for. Their names appeared on my roster, …
Ways in Which a Toxic Relationship Could Kill You
By Mary Campbell
Relationships are good. Humans need to be in relationships. You stay connected when you are in a relationship. But what if …
Why is Breast Cancer Mortality Higher for African-American Women Than for White Women?
By Padmashree Rida & Ritu Aneja, The Conversation
White women in the U.S. are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than black women …
In Major Decision, WHO Recommends Broad Rollout of World’s First Malaria Vaccine
By Helen Branswell, STAT
The World Health Organization, acting on the advice of its scientific advisers, announced Wednesday that it would recommend a broad …
Protecting Yourself in a Dangerous World: What To Do Before Seeking a PFA
By Janet Howard
Finding yourself in an abusive or otherwise volatile relationship can be frightening and disconcerting. When the person you should be able …
The Biden Administration Let Over 200,000 Green Cards Go to Waste This Year
By Walter Ewing
The Biden administration failed to issue more than 200,000 permanent resident visas (or “green cards”) that were allotted in fiscal year …
Immigrants and Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and immigrants are particularly vulnerable because many may not speak English, are often separated from family and friends, …
The Lingering Effects of 9/11 on Immigrants
By Linda Nwoke
The month of September remains a significant month in the history of the United States since that fateful event of 9/11. …
On the heels of COVID, Climate Change Swings a Wrecking Ball
By Sir Ronald Sanders
The public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has rightly focused the attention and resources of governments around …