For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics have lined up with the CDC’s plan, leading to millions of children saved from serious illness. A pediatrician explains the AAP’s latest guidance, which now differs from what the CDC under RFK Jr.’s leadership has recommended.
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Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, evidence continues to support the COVID-19 vaccine’s use in young and higher-risk children and a...
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Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that’s a concern for downstream water supplies
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Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that’s a concern for downstream water supplies
Subalpine wetlands in the Rocky Mountains are warming, creating the perfect conditions for producing methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin.
10 years ago, 10 years after #Katrina, 70% of white residents felt New Orleans had recovered, but only 44% of Black residents could say the same about their neighborhoods. The uneven recovery highlights ongoing disparities in disaster resilience, according to scholars:
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One of Hurricane Katrina’s most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations – it’s about injustice
Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death and destruction is lar...
Data centers for AI and cloud computing don’t just use a lot of electricity – they also use enormous quantities of water as well, to cool down all those servers. https://buff.ly/KtLcLZ2
1 in 5 Bolivians spoiled their ballots – a sign of voter dissatisfaction as nation tips to the right
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1 in 5 Bolivians spoiled their ballots – a sign of voter dissatisfaction as nation tips to the right
For the first time since returning to democracy, Bolivia’s presidential election heads to a runoff. But no left-wing candidate made it past the f...
Consumers don't mind misspelled brand names like Lyft or Froot Loops - as long as the alterations aren't too extreme and make conceptual sense, according to a marketing professor: https://buff.ly/QWz8zjK
While it’s true that many working-class white Americans are having a tough time in the current economy, it’s not because of their race. It’s because of their class, according to a sociologist w ho’s spent decades studying race and inequality.
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Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
There’s no evidence of widespread, systematic discrimination against white Americans. Just ask them.
#ChaosGardening is a bit like making soup from everything in your pantry – it might be delicious, but there are no guarantees.A sustainable landscape specialist explains: https://buff.ly/3JUHjOh
Late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert embody a centuries-old tradition of using persistent, critical humor to challenge those in power. A scholar explains why audiences enjoy comedians who persist in irritating the powerful https://buff.ly/qh6MJKO
How the success of a Black Little League team in 1955 South Carolina sparked one of the biggest crises in youth baseball history and led to the creation of an all-white rival league across the South:
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How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-Black Little League team
The Civil Rights Movement is often told in terms of court decisions, brutal beatings and racist demagogues. It’s rarely told from the view of chi...