Health & Wellness

When we buy fruit at the grocery store, we often fail to realize the intensive and undervalued human labor that goes into growing and harvesting that fruit.

Colorado students are testifying in favor of a bill that would make comprehensive sex education the norm in public schools, but not all parents are happy with the legislation.

Is the western understanding of mental health and mental illness necessarily the best understanding?

Gender-based pricing is an insidious problem women face at almost every turn, and it won't be solved until companies can be convinced it's not lucrative.

Self-care is crucial, but is it overly commodified?

We've been taught from a young age to wash our hands frequently and use powerful disinfectants to clean our homes. But how clean is too clean?

Women deserve better care and experiences when it comes to giving birth, but the Free Birth Society may not be the answer.

Is there a moral obligation to honor the wishes of the deceased with respect to what should be done with their body after death?

With large amounts of the population being born due to sperm donations, questions about family history and siblings are emerging and can be stressful on families and individuals. This article explores if we could or should try to regulate sperm donors?

Most Westerners are horrified at the idea of eating pet animals like cats and dogs. So why are other animals more acceptable?

When WeWork decided not to subsidize meat for its employees, critics had a lot to say. But what issue is really at the heart of their criticism?

Identifying the problems that caused the E. coli outbreak in May might point us towards newer, more sustainable methods of farming.

Earth Day's theme may have been ending plastic pollution, but many more environmental crises are at hand.

Clean drinking water in the United States is not a guarantee.

On the benefits and consequences of a federal sugar tax.

Hiding vegetables in processed foods or from children negative effect on developing healthy eating habits and long-term nutrition.

The prevalence of antibiotics in food could pose serious public health concerns, including the development of antibiotic-resistant, incurable infections.

How should communities balance the benefits of exercise with the dangers of air pollution?

Corn and soybeans are profitable crops, as evident by their popularity. But have these crops sneakily done more to our lives than simply give us soy butter and popcorn?

Classes teaching parents childrearing techniques have been suggested to reduce rates of maltreatment. But are such approaches enough?