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July 7, 2022

How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body? Our Lab Found Heat + Humidity Gets Dangerous Faster Than Many People Realize

By W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State Heat waves are becoming supercharged as […]
July 7, 2022

When Stigma Kills

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness month. On Feb. 14, 1995, Fonda Bryant was prepared to die. She planned to take her life that day, […]
July 11, 2022

Should You Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot Now or Wait Until Fall? Two Immunologists Help Weigh the Options

By Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and […]
July 12, 2022

Getting Help for Your Mental Health Is Not a Weakness, but Try Telling My Asian Parents That

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger I was a preteen the first time I visited the doctor by myself. […]