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Americans are dusting off passports and planning foreign travel at a rate surpassing pre-pandemic levels. A recent survey conducted by the International Medical Group confirmed that this trend is up 11% among those who've already traveled outside the US.  As Americans pack their suitcases for overseas travel, many are often unprepared when it comes to having proper health coverage should a medical emergency occur. According to a survey published in May by travel insurer InsureMyTrip, nearly half of the survey respondents…

This story is part of The Aftermath, a Vox series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities around the US. This series is supported in part by the NIHCM Foundation. Jenny H. loved going out to volunteer in San Francisco, her home city for the past three decades. She even liked getting there and the opportunity to strike up a conversation with strangers while on the bus. But now she no longer feels safe on public transportation. She’s stopped volunteering. She hardly goes out. She…

Guns are central to how Americans talk about the "Wild West." Credit: Greg Dickinson The United States has struggled with a spate of horrific mass shootings. As is often the case, people try to make sense of the violence by talking about what happened. …

Credit: Map: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Newsweek Lawmakers in Congress are poised to pass the first gun control legislation in three decades. Among the elements in that legislation is support for states to pass what are called "red flag laws." …

For years scientists have been saying there's not much evidence to recommend vitamin supplements for most people, with a growing body of research suggesting most of the pills are useless and don't necessarily make us any healthier.  Yet the message has not been getting through. Over half of US adults regularly take dietary supplements, fueling an industry worth some US$50 billion annually.Enough is enough, researchers say. In the latest repudiation of vitamin supplements, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)…

Sarayut Thaneerat/Moment/Getty ImagesGreenPrint, a global environmental technology company, released Tuesday the results of its 2022 Business of Sustainability Index. The study found that 64% of Americans are looking for a credit card that automatically offsets a portion of their purchase's environmental impact. Additionally, 60% of Americans are more likely to buy stock in a company that's environmentally conscious as opposed to one that isn't.The 2022 Business of Sustainability Index (which you can download here --…

For Native Americans, kéya (the turtle) symbolizes wisdom. For Europeans, bears are an important element of their history. What animals mean the most to you, and why do they hold such significance? Cultures worldwide have empowering relationships with wild animals and knowing those animals promotes a deeper connection to spirituality, geography and pride. For Black people, our connection to nature and the cultural significance of mammals comes from traditions practiced during the slavery era and continues into modern-day…

Most Americans do not think that Black people are any more likely to be affected by pollution than white people, despite significant evidence that racism is a root cause of environmental injustice in the United States, a survey has found. Numerous research papers over the years have shown that people of colour and poor people are significantly more likely to live in areas of high pollution — a result of the deliberate construction of polluting industries in these communities, says Dylan Bugden, an environmental…

Reacting to economists' warnings US economy is heading into a recession, President Biden says "it's not inevitable," underlining America is in "stronger position" than any other country in the world. "If it's my fault, why is it the case in every other major industrial country in the world that inflation is…

The U.S. government has spent billions of dollars on several rounds of programs to upgrade internet speeds in rural areas over the past decade. Despite those efforts, many residents are still stuck with service that isn’t fast enough to do video calls or stream movies—speeds that most take for granted. Many communities have been targeted for broadband upgrades at least twice already, but flaws in the programs’ design have left residents wanting.…