September 5, 2023 – Los Angeles residents who pay more than 30% of their income toward rent are forced to make trade-offs in other areas of their lives that can last for years and contribute to many social ills, a University of Cincinnati professor and his colleagues found. Gary Painter, PhD, the academic director of […]
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COVID vaccinations lag in rural, underserved communities
December 15, 2022 -Vaccine hesitancy is just one reason fewer people in some parts of the United States have been inoculated against coronavirus. A study in the journal Lancet Regional Health found that wide disparities in health care coverage, particularly in rural areas, hampered vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings point to a hidden […]
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New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
April 15, 2019 – Researchers say mercury buried in ancient rock provides the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes caused the biggest mass extinction in the history of the Earth. The extinction 252 million years ago was so dramatic and widespread that scientists call it “the Great Dying.” The catastrophe killed off more than 95 percent […]