Moore Lowdown
Does Sickle Cell Disease Expose Racism in American Healthcare?
Unlike other diseases, the mortality rate from sickle cell disease is on the rise. When you consider that the majority of these patients are African-American, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised.
Celebrity Health
To give, or to gift? That is the question
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Moore Lowdown
The Question of Mandatory Flu Vaccination for Healthcare Workers
The American way is to do as we please. But when it comes to transmission of disease, obviously things aren’t quite so simple. So should healthcare workers be required to get annual flu vaccines?
Moore Lowdown
Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and the Right to Food
Nearly one-third of America’s food supply goes to waste. Although the government has recently instituted a number of measures to improve that state of affairs, it may take deeper changes to eliminate food insecurity.
Celebrity Health
#TheyKnew about Harvey
I have been silenced for 20 years. I have been slut shamed, I've been harassed, I've been maligned. And you know what, I'm just like you - Rose McGowan
Moore Lowdown
Is Climate Change Coming to Your Coffee Cup?
The planet is warming, and the effects are being felt far and wide. But a new one may hit so close to home that by the end of the century the daily life of the average American will never be the same.
Moore Lowdown
The Unnaturalness of “Natural Flavors”
The word “natural” has become perhaps the most misleading term in the food industry. Nothing makes that clearer than “natural flavoring,” a marketing trick used to enhance or even mask that actual natural flavor of what you’re eating.
Moore Lowdown
Psychedelics Can Take You on a Healing Trip
Although it’s not news to a lot of us, even the purveyors of the ruinous failure known as the “War on Drugs” may be finally opening their eyes to the salubrious qualities of even the most prohibited of controlled substances
Best Medicine
Virtual Chemotherapy
Ever wondered what it would be like to undergo chemotherapy? Strap yourself in and come along on a virtual chemo ride
Moore Lowdown
Biomimicry: Letting Nature Show Us the Way(s)
From creating material for building structures to synthesizing energy, for eons nature has invented ways to perform myriad tasks in environmentally sustainable ways. So the more humans learn and emulate these lessons, the better off we'll be.
