More than 750 public health workers sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging him to “stop spreading inaccurate health information” and guarantee employees’ safety,…
Day: August 20, 2025
Ingrid Lindberg, Sobrynth
Ingrid is one of the OGs of customer service in health plans, PBMs and as she insists startups. She and her co-founder Marin Nelson have built Sobrynth–a company that is…
The Best and Worst Things to Say to Someone Going Through a Breakup
When your friend’s heart is broken, you might struggle to offer words of support. What can you say to help relieve the pain of feeling abandoned, rejected, wronged, or destined…
‘Everything I Learned About Suicide, I Learned On Instagram.’
After they took too many pills, after their mother found them unconscious on their bedroom floor, after paramedics couldn’t get them to respond, after being life-flighted to a children’s hospital…
Meet the editor: Chi-Yun Kuo
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Chi-Yun Kuo, Associate Professor at Kaohsiung Medical University. Chi-Yun’s primary research interests are in understanding how animals can modify their behaviours…
The Constitution gas pipeline won’t solve New England’s energy problems
Building a new natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York would not make electricity in New England more affordable or reliable, experts say, despite the Trump administration’s push to…
NYC just launched its first hybrid-electric ferry
NEW YORK — Just off the chaotic coastline of Lower Manhattan sits Governors Island, a tranquil oasis of tree-lined paths that the city is transforming into a hub for climate…
State AGs demand DOE fix its flawed grid-reliability report
The Trump administration is expected to use a controversial Energy Department report to justify keeping costly fossil-fueled power plants online past their retirement dates. But nine state attorneys general and…
Time for Australia to SLAPP back
The Australian Quarterly invited David Ritter, CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, to write about the growing use of lawfare by vested corporate interests for their July 2025 edition. The article is…