Elena Ruelas prepares heroin for injection in a safe space in Mexicali, Northern Mexico Elena Ruelas prepares a syringe of heroin, a drug she has been using for 20 years. These days, however, she’s almost certainly hooked up with potentially deadly fentanyl. A rapid strip test at a Mexican safe-use center in the city of … Read more
Chronic loneliness rewires our brains, produces harmful inflammation, and fuels nearly every dangerous disease in the book. Getty Images Millions of Americans suffer from a costly and deadly health problem for which we have no vaccine, immunity, or quick cure. Its loneliness and silently permeates every level of our society. Loneliness costs families, healthcare systems … Read more
Summer is when aromatic flowers fill the air and an abundance of UV rays from the sky penetrate our skin, creating vitamin D. Even though the scorching sun will soon reach its highest peak of the seasons, black women are still sensitive to the lowest reported vitamin D3 levels. This vitamin is partly responsible for … Read more