Archaeologists Find ‘Unusual’ Dismembered Female Mummy

Archaeologists have unearthed an “unusual” discovery in Ecuador — the mummified corpse of a pregnant woman who was seemingly murdered and dismembered. The findings were announced in an article published in Latin American Antiquity. According to lead author Sara Juengst, a bioarchaeologist at Charlotte’s University of North Carolina, the burial dates back to somewhere between … Read more

Reentry Programs to Help Former Prisoners Obtain Health Care Are Often Underused

When Matthew Boyd was released from a Georgia state prison in December 2020, officials sent him home without medicines he uses to manage chronic heart and lung conditions and high blood pressure, he said. Less than a month later, he spent eight days in an intensive care unit, the first of more than 40 hospital … Read more

Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos

Washington se unió a más de una docena de estados en tomar medidas enérgicas contra las sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos después que un estudio financiado por el estado encontró plomo, arsénico y formaldehído en productos para maquillaje y alisado del cabello fabricados por CoverGirl y otras marcas. Estados Unidos se estancó en las regulaciones químicas … Read more

In North Carolina, More People Are Training to Support Patients Through an Abortion

Lauren Overman has a suggested shopping list for her clients preparing to get an abortion. The list includes a heating pad, a journal, aromatherapy oils — things that could bring physical or emotional comfort after the procedure. Overman is an abortion doula. She has worked as a professional birth doula for many years. Recently, Overman … Read more