Local News Valley non-profits are concerned about HIV funding cuts Nick Ciletti
PHOENIX — Valley non-profits that predominantly serve the LGBTQ+ community are being impacted by a wide array of federal cuts. Most recently, the Trump Administration’s decision to slash funding for HIV testing, prevention, and research has forced groups like Spectrum Medical to reallocate funds to ensure there is no gap in services. Spectrum serves thousands […]
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood affects food choices, weight gain and the microstructure of the brain
You are what you eat, according to the adage. But it’s not just the body that’s impacted. According to research from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood can affect food choices, weight gain and even the microstructure of the brain. The study, appearing in Communications Medicine, a Nature journal, finds […]
I Work In A Nursing Home. The Horrors I’ve Seen During COVID Continue To Haunt Me.
This essay is part of “Survive. Thrive. Evolve: How Two Years of the Pandemic Impacted Us Around the World,” a global HuffPost project featuring individuals writing about how their lives were affected after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following piece originally appeared on HuffPost Spain. It has been translated into English and lightly […]