Tracie Jones turned to a librarian friend, Sarah DeMott, for help documenting the experience of Black Americans in the age of COVID-19. A few Zoom sessions and emails later, Jones and DeMott created Black America and COVID-19, a library guide that aims to serve as a historical record and shed light on the pandemic’s impact… Read More: Documenting the lives of Black Americans in the age of… »
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Mass shootings, health care and the 2020 presidential election are significant causes of stress for American adults, a new survey finds. The poll of more than 3,600 U.S. adults found that 71% of them said mass shootings are a major source of stress, an increase from 62% in… Read More: Survey Shows Americans Feel Stressed »
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 — Most Americans consider antibiotic resistance a threat to public health, but 45% say they’ve used antibiotics improperly, a new poll reports. Of those, 39% did not finish a course of antibiotics and 16% took them without talking first to a health care provider, according to a phone poll of more… Read More: Americans Aware of Antibiotic Resistance, but Don’t Always Follow Rx:… »
The final word is not out on this question, but we know for certain that American restaurants supersize meals. Eat out frequently and you will be swimming in calories. What about other countries? We found this to be very interesting. Researchers measured the calories in frequently ordered meals at randomly selected restaurants in Brazil,… Read More: Are Americans The Only People Getting Fatter? »