Hospitals and Schools in Communities Link to Resilience
Razi Berry Health care and education systems are two main pillars of a community’s stability. How well and how quickly a community recovers following a natural disaster depends on the resilience of these essential social services. New research from the Colorado State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, published in Nature Scientific Reports, has […]
Questionable Opioid Prescribing for Postpartum Women
Razi Berry New University of Minnesota Medical School research finds postpartum women are generally getting prescribed more narcotics than they need. Are postpartum women getting prescribed more narcotics than necessary? The study, co-authored by Cresta Jones, MD, FACOG, who is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, was published in […]
A Shift Towards Plant-based Diet May Help Climate Emergency
Razi Berry Major political parties are being urged to include veganism at the center of food and farming policies after declaring a national climate emergency. The Vegan Society implores politicians to “translate this announcement into action” The Vegan Society is imploring politicians to “translate this announcement into action” by adopting policies that encourage plant-based diets, […]
The Cannabis Conundrum: to use or not to use cannabis?
Dr. Rob Streisfeld, ND The question on many a mind today That is the question many people are asking themselves these days. With an obvious increase in media attention, both traditional and social, the eyes of both health professionals and consumers alike are now opened to the numerous medicinal applications and general safety of this […]