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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. By Tana Carson, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Florida International University, and Tania Santiago Perez, Associate Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy, Florida International University During roasting-hot summer days, more and more people make their way to

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. By Gabriel E. Hales, Research Fellow in Media and Information, Michigan State University Concerns surrounding young people’s screen time are widespread. Australia became the first country to ban social media for users under 16 in December 2025, and

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. By Angela Hart, KFF Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big health

by Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder Wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota has been pouring across the Great Lakes and northeastern U.S. states, turning skies an eerie shade of orange. In the West, smoke has also been spreading into communities

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. by Lauren Sausser and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they won’t implement all

By Helen Santoro Jul 9, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I