Adulting 101: Tap into your inner child Throughout this pandemic many of us have dipped into nostalgia and tapped into childhood to cope. Borrowing from the past can be helpful, but it can also be really hard to go back there. That’s where inner child work comes in. Libby Denkmann
The new White House COVID czar calls for calm as cases rise, driven by BA.2 The country is in a good place in the pandemic, but we should prepare for an unpredictable future, according to the latest assessment from the new White House coronavirus boss. Michael Levitt
Deb gave her boyfriend an 'opt out' option when she got cancer. He went another way When Deb Merchant was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 she gave her boyfriend a choice: he could "opt out" of their relationship. He had a simple response.
Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills While adult overdoses surged in the last decades, teens hadn't seen the same kind of death rates. But now fatal overdoses nearly doubled in one year and continued to rise in 2021. Rhitu Chatterjee
A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount. Fran Kritz
A shortage of baby formula is worsening and causing some stores to limit sales Some 29% of baby formula products were out of stock at retailers across the U.S. during the week of March 13, according to the firm Datasembly. Joe Hernandez
Texas doctors are worried for their patients losing access to gender-affirming care Doctors and hospitals in Texas have discontinued gender-affirming care for trans youth. The move has those who do this care worried about their patients. Wade Goodwyn
Scientists say you shouldn't wear your shoes in your house Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mark Patrick Taylor of the Environmental Protection Authority of Victoria, Australia, about why he thinks everyone should remove their shoes before coming inside. Ayesha Rascoe
Bill Bernat: How to build a connection with your friends living with depression Sometimes, we tiptoe around people experiencing depression because we don't know what to say. Bill Bernat suggests that instead of waiting for them to feel better, we can meet them where they are. Sylvie Douglis
Yvonne van Amerongen: How can we reimagine elder care around human connection? In a small village, residents enjoy time at the pub, the theater, and the park—all while living with dementia. Yvonne van Amerongen shares how we can reimagine dementia care with a social approach. Manoush Zomorodi
