Month: June 2018

Put a Ring on It? Millennial Couples Are in No Hurry

Put a Ring on It? Millennial Couples Are in No Hurry

Young adults not only marry and have children later than previous generations, they take more time to get to know each other before tying the knot. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/well/mind/millennials-love-marriage-sex-relationships-dating.html?partner=rss

Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused

Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused

A confidential Justice Department report found the company was aware early on that OxyContin was being crushed and snorted for its powerful narcotic, but continued to promote it as less addictive. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/health/purdue-opioids-oxycontin.html?partner=rss

Trump’s ‘tragic’ policies likely to make child poverty much worse, says UN

New report finds millions of children are without food and homes, and the prospect of escaping poverty is impossible under TrumpThe Trump administration must pay urgent attention to the shockingly high number of children living in poverty in the US, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme...