What Is Respite Care?
Reprint from National Institute on Aging Respite care provides short-term relief for primary caregivers. It can be arranged for just an afternoon or for several days or weeks. Care can be…
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants.
University of Maryland School of Medicine11.6K subscribers 256,928 views Jan 10, 2022 #pigheart#xenotransplant “This was a breakthrough surgery and brings us one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis.…
What to Know About EG.5 (Eris)—the Latest Coronavirus Strain
BY KATHY KATELLA AUGUST 18, 2023 A Yale Medicine expert explains whether EG.5 is more transmissible or severe than previous Omicron subvariants. Viruses mutate, so it was only a matter of time before…
Giannoulias Highlights Need For Organ Donation Among Minorities During National Minority Donor Awareness Month
Reprint From Leen Yassine on 2023-08-08 15:08 In honor of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joined community groups, leaders, donor families and recipients to highlight the need for…
The Michael Oher adoption controversy exposes how ableism and racism can work hand-in-hand to create a ‘white savior’ narrative.
Reprint from the Insider Story by insider@insider.com (Yoonji Han) •8h The controversy over former NFL player Michael Oher’s conservatorship exposes how ableism and racism can sometimes work hand-in-hand to prop up…
Nancy Isenberg – White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
Recap from Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 367,017 views Jun 12, 2017 Roosevelt House hosts a special evening featuring Nancy Isenberg, author of the groundbreaking bestseller White…