Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when a violent blow or jolt hits the head and causes the brain to strike against the inside of the skull. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), concussions can damage brain cells and lead to dangerous chemical changes within the brain. But is there a difference between a concussion and a traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Learn how to distinguish between this terminology below. And remember, if you have been...
Just when activity began to normalize on the nation's car dealer lots, tariff uncertainty threatens to increase auto prices for Americans in 2025. But for now, we're taking a look at 2024 data, which shows car loan balances increased moderately last year. The average auto loan balance held by consumers in the United States increased 2.1% to $24,297 as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, according to Experian data. This increase broadly impacted all U.S. regions and consumers...
This summer, a wave of new graduates are embarking on finding their first jobs and entering the workforce. Amidst a competitive job landscape, it's also an exciting time that's marked by a flurry of hallmark learnings like navigating a new professional network and making a positive impression with colleagues. These young professionals are also grappling with an increasingly daunting consideration: How might generative AI affect their roles over the coming years? While there...
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect millions of people across the country. Yet stigma, misinformation, and outdated stereotypes continue to cloud public understanding of who develops eating disorders, when symptoms begin, and what recovery looks like. In reality, conditions like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder are life-threatening and often co-occur with other mental health issues, such as anxiety or depression. Recent data points to...
Insurance is an important part of financial planning. It can help you protect yourself from unexpected financial losses due to accidents, illnesses, or other events. However, insurance can also be expensive. This is where insurance discounts come in. Insurance discounts are offered by insurance companies to lower the cost of your insurance policy. There are many different types of insurance discounts available, depending on your individual circumstances. By taking advantage...
For decades, politicians and gun lobbying organizations have perpetuated the notion that mental health issues drive mass violence. A new study is challenging that narrative, though, showing that, rather than causing acts of violence, exposure to gun violence increased rates of depression among respondents and led to higher use of mental health services, The Trace reports. The study, led by researchers at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, surveyed 8,009 respondents...
This month marks the five-year anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration that COVID-19 was a pandemic. That announcement shuttered school buildings and launched millions of students into remote learning. While the immediate health crisis is over, the long-term impact on students is not, The 74 reports. The latest Nation's Report Card underscores that academic recovery remains elusive, with many students needing months of additional instructional time to close...
Denise Jess walked into a Madison, Wisconsin, polling place on Saturday, April 29, to vote early in person, and encountered a familiar barrier: an absentee ballot envelope with a blank space for writing in her name, birthdate, and address. Jess, who is blind, chuckled along with her wife, who accompanied her to the polls. Who was going to do all that writing? A poll worker quickly offered help, reminding Jess that she had the right to assistance, Votebeat says. Jess, who is ex...
More insurance coverage should mean more confidence for small business owners, right? Not exactly—at least, not yet. According to a NEXT nationwide survey of 500 small business owners, insurance adoption is up across the board but confidence hasn't caught up. Despite more business owners having small business insurance coverage, many still feel unprepared to face real-world risks, and a majority say they find insurance confusing. This year's survey, a follow-up to NEXT's 2...
Albany If anyone could sell you a $2 million school bus, it's Karina Butler. The 17-year-old spent last fall learning about hydrogen fuel cells—New York school districts must stop buying conventional diesel buses by 2027, and by 2035, Butler explained, all school buses in the state must operate electrically. The new buses are clean, she said, but at $2 million apiece they're also "very pricey," she told The 74. That's a tough sell for cash-strapped districts in the state's c...
LJ Wilde always felt he one day would use his background in mechanical engineering to enrich his daughter Luci's life. "I didn't know what for," Wilde said. "I just felt it." What he didn't know was just how many lives he eventually would change. Two years after she was born, doctors told the Hyrum, Utah, resident that Luci would likely never be able to walk on her own due to a rare genetic disorder, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. When he learned this, his mind immediately...
COVID had already killed thousands of people in other countries and was spreading in the United States when a top federal health official said schools should prepare to offer "internet-based teleschooling" in case they had to close for a period of time. "We are asking the American public to work with us to prepare for the expectation that this could be bad," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, then a leader in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic response, told reporter...
Inflation, reduced consumer spending and labor shortages top small business owners' list of worries, according to a nationwide NEXT survey of 500 business owners that also asked what they're doing to address those concerns. The goal of the survey was to understand how business owners think about the economy and the threats to their business, and what's changed since NEXT's last pulse check in 2023. The results show how small business owners think about and respond to risk. 62%...
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), medications for OUD, especially buprenorphine and methadone, can significantly reduce the risk of overdose and improve long-term health outcomes. Despite this, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) remains widely...
With airfares expected to remain elevated throughout 2025, according to online travel marketplace Hopper, finding the cheapest days to fly could save you a lot of money. The cheapest days of the week to fly are typically Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, this isn't always the case, so Experian says comparing your options and being flexible are the keys to finding the lowest fares. The Cheapest and Most Expensive Days of the Week to Fly While Tuesdays and Wednesdays are...
Understanding how people perceive their mental well-being—especially in such a rapidly changing world—is vital to Rula's mission to connect people with the mental healthcare they need. In honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Rula released the State of Mental Health Report: Mental Well-being in a Changing World. Surveying over 2,000 U.S. consumers, the report was designed to illuminate: - People's relationship with their mental health - How people feel about men...
In 2021, Chicago launched a counterterrorism initiative to teach city employees to respond to life-threatening injuries caused by dangerous events, like mass shootings. To do that, the city installed more than 1,000 blood control kits in over 500 municipal buildings. Since then, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications has grown the program by partnering with other agencies and departments. The expanded effort, community leaders say, serves a critical purpose:...
Everyone from grade school students to proud pet owners quotes the statistic that one dog year equals seven human years. It's considered axiomatic, but, as it turns out, that's not accurate. Really, experts say it's more accurate to compare the first year of a dog's life to 15 years of a human's, the second year to nine human years, and every year after that to five human years. The math gets even more complicated when factoring in the dog's size: Bigger dogs start to age...
The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by The Markup has revealed. As visitors filled out forms on the website, trackers on the same pages told LinkedIn their answers to questions about whether they were blind, pregnant, or used a high number of prescription medications. The trackers also monitored whether the visitors said they were transgender or...
Aspiration during surgery doesn't happen often, but when it does, it can cause serious health problems. In some cases, it's the result of a medical error, which could point to malpractice. Patients dealing with a potential malpractice claim often feel confused and unsure about what to do next. If you or someone you care about has experienced aspiration during a procedure, it's important to understand your rights, Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs notes. Speaking with a...
In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under rows of cold marble, but beneath meadows and oaks, their presence woven into the natural world, Reasons to be Cheerful says. The first body Billy Campbell buried on his land was the stillborn child of friends. Then a colleague who died suddenly in a car accident "solidified the...
Remember when we transitioned from calling it "surfing the internet" to "Googling"? It was one of those moments when technology became so ingrained in our lives that it became a verb. "QR-ing" may be on a similar trajectory. Once an underdog of the tech world, QR codes are now a core tool for businesses across industries—not just in marketing but in operations, logistics, security, healthcare, and internal workflows. According to Uniqode's State of QR Codes 2025 report, 59% o...
Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 report from the American Heart Association. And even if your numbers are normal right now, they are likely to increase as you age; more than three-quarters of Americans age 65 and older have high blood pressure. Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Most Americans don...
KaTiedra Argro has been on a mission: restore her school's reputation as a premier Philadelphia educational institution where young women hone their skills, excel as leaders, and find their voices. The principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls spent last fall visiting 48 elementary and middle schools to recruit students. She went all over the city, from Northeast to Southwest, to sell kids on an historic all-girls school that was founded 13 years before the Civil War...
Throughout May, high school and college students across the country are finishing their final exams, donning their commencement robes, and shaking and taking their degrees to start the next chapter of their lives. But they aren't the only ones closing a door—in May 2025, 46 movies are tossing their streaming caps and graduating from Netflix, just without the same pomp and circumstance. There are quite a few reasons a movie can get dropped from a streamer like Netflix; p...
