For Black Americans, lifesaving medical care too often leads to lifelong debt
Maurice Handy of Charlotte, North Carolina, was diagnosed with stage 4 medullary thyroid cancer. Following surgery, he needed chemotherapy for life. He had no insurance to cover treatment at an estimated cost of $10,000 monthly.
Toad-al Misconceptions
News flash! Camels don't store water in their humps! (The humps are actually full of fat.) It's a myth that wolves howl at the moon! (They howl because it's night and that's when they're active). Eating food within 5 seconds of dropping it on the floor is not safe after all.
Letter to the Editor
I was truly saddened to read all the great publicity given by the Chronicle to the R-rated Paranormal Cirque coming to our valley this week, complete with trendy pictures. What a catch of free publicity for the dark-horror show! As if our nation isn’t seeing enough blood and gore with mass shootings each week - and with violence & sexual perversion at an all time high - we are now importing this sleaziness into our community!
Massive Open Online Course on Ending Violence Against Children Launches
A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) presents evidence-based strategies and approaches to preventing and responding to violence against children.
The pandemic showed us how many American families are left hungry. Now’s the time to change that.
According to the USDA, 38 million Americans don’t have enough food to eat. Nearly a third of those are children. Black families are three times as likely as whites to experience what experts call “food insecurity” — not knowing where your next meal will come from. One in six Hispanic households are short on food, compared to one in 10 nationally.
