Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mortality data from 2020. And, February is American Heart Month, where the U.S. highlights the implications of heart disease. On a global scale, cardiac arrest kills more people than the collective deaths caused by colorectal, […]
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Wake Forest University students on fertilizer plant fire
By Mariama Jallow On the evening of Jan. 31, a fertilizer plant with 600 tons of ammonium nitrate inside caught on fire on Cherry Street in Winston-Salem, displacing 6,500 residents while emergency officials waited to see if the combustible materials would cause explosions. The Winston Weaver Company Fertilizer site is not too far from Wake […]
Emory med students learn health risks of climate change
By Emily Jones This coverage is produced achievable as a result of a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, unbiased media firm devoted to telling stories of climate methods and a just potential. Emory Health-related School’s administration is making weather improve a official element of its curriculum. It’s the end result of many many years […]
6 Mental Health Tips for Students During Omicron
3 min browse Photograph Courtesy of Shutterstock U.S. Surgeon Standard Dr. Vivek Murthy not long ago warned of the amplified prices of despair, stress, ADHD and suicide attempts in today’s youth. As an elementary faculty psychologist, I evaluate students’ social-psychological wants to enhance their psychological health and fitness and positive conduct. Starting my job at the […]
Tired of seeing barriers disrupt mental health support for students, this district redesigned its process
By Rupen Fofaria, EdNC Lauren Cappola knew she was sounding repetitive, but she felt compelled to ask the same question of her colleagues everywhere she went across the state: How are you connecting children with the mental health services they need? As director of counseling services for Harnett County Schools, and a former counselor herself, […]
As several Washington colleges go remote again, expert offers tips on how to support students’ mental health
As the omicron variant surges and better education institutions across Washington regulate programs — the College of Washington, Bellevue School and Seattle College have all announced intentions to get started wintertime courses remotely or delay the start off of in-human being classes —— Meghann Gerber is pondering a ton about the “here we go again” […]