From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans’ health disparities
From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses. The Associated Press spent […]
From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans’ health disparities
From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses. The Associated Press spent […]
People with disabilities aren’t often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that
The CPSC commissioned new stock photos showing Americans with disabilities using a variety of home safety devices, including portable generators. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission A man with a prosthetic leg hooks up a portable generator, the yellow cord stretching a safe distance from his house. A woman with a walker shines a flashlight in […]
People with disabilities aren’t often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that
The CPSC commissioned new stock photos showing Americans with disabilities using a variety of home safety devices, including portable generators. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission A man with a prosthetic leg hooks up a portable generator, the yellow cord stretching a safe distance from his house. A woman with a walker shines a flashlight in […]
A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans
Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral. It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of her ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long decline. As it should be. Constance has lived […]
A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans
Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral. It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of her ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long decline. As it should be. Constance has lived […]
Rep. Dean Phillips: Sen. Feinstein ‘clearly losing mental acuity,’ should resign
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at the Capitol after nearly three months away because of illness. When she returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room earlier this month, the 89-year-old got a standing ovation. But there are concerns about the democrat’s physical and mental fitness. Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips is renewing his call […]
Rep. Dean Phillips: Sen. Feinstein ‘clearly losing mental acuity,’ should resign
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is back at the Capitol after nearly three months away because of illness. When she returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room earlier this month, the 89-year-old got a standing ovation. But there are concerns about the democrat’s physical and mental fitness. Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips is renewing his call […]
Ireland to require cancer warnings on alcohol labels
A freshly poured pint of Guinness is pictured in Dublin, on June 7, 2021. Paul Faith | AFP via Getty Images Ireland has approved new rules that will require extensive health labeling on alcoholic beverages, including cancer warnings and a calorie count. Officials say providing such information, which will also have to be available in […]
After a TikTok user rehabbed a couch from the curb, a bedbug expert urges caution
A screenshot shows TikTok user yafavv.mandaa finding a blue couch on a New York City street. The video spurred questions about whether the sofa might have bed bugs. Screenshot by NPR After a TikTok user found a used couch on a New York City curb and rehabbed it to use in her apartment, some were […]