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Pregnancy Premature Births
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Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds

by lisadtinsley October 18, 2021

The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San Francisco’s Mission District slipped past the front desk and knocked …

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The genocide of signed languages: protecting the linguistic rights of Africa’s deaf children

by lisadtinsley October 2, 2021

Emma Asonye – Speech and Hearing Scientist, University of New Mexico Deaf rights to language, expression, literacy and education have been marginalised throughout history. And signed languages have taken second …

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October 2, 2021 0 comments 1.3K views
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Shopping Healthcare MRI
FeaturedHealthLifeNationalScienceTechnology

How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

by lisadtinsley September 28, 2021

Morgan Henderson – Senior Data Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Morgane Mouslim – Policy Analyst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging …

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HIV AIDS Prison
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Spreading HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is against the law in 37 states – with penalties ranging up to life in prison

by lisadtinsley September 26, 2021

Robin Lennon-Dearing – Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis Despite the fact that HIV is now a treatable medical condition, the majority of U.S. states still have laws …

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September 26, 2021 0 comments 1K views
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NBA Basketball
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Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really need college? What LaMelo Ball got right – and wrong – about why they don’t

by lisadtinsley September 16, 2021

John Holden – Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Oklahoma State University In a recent interview published in GQ, NBA star LaMelo Ball downplayed the importance of college for athletes who aspire …

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September 16, 2021 0 comments 1.7K views
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Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs

by lisadtinsley September 15, 2021

Charles Bell – Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University When “Mike,” the father of a ninth grade student, got a call from his daughter’s school, the first …

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Covid 19 animation
FeaturedHealthLifeNationalScience

Eighteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in seven charts

by lisadtinsley September 13, 2021

Katelyn Jetelina – Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston A year and a half into what the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic on March …

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September 13, 2021 0 comments 1.3K views
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Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psychological wounds

by lisadtinsley September 7, 2021

Lana Ruvolo Grasser – Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow, Wayne State University A few years ago, framed by the skyline of Detroit, a group of about 15 children resettled …

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September 7, 2021 0 comments 1K views
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Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities

by lisadtinsley August 28, 2021

Written by Seena Mathew – Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests …

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How Black writers and journalists have wielded punctuation in their activism

by lisadtinsley August 25, 2021

Written by Eurie Dahn – Associate Professor of English, The College of Saint Rose Using punctuation and capitalization as a form of protest doesn’t exactly scream radicalism. But in debates …

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