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Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink the 12-hour Nursing Shift - Undark …
WEBNov 25, 2021 · It’s Time to Rethink the 12-hour Nursing Shift. Marathon work sessions pose serious risks to nurses and patients alike. But there’s a better way. Left: Nurse Flor Treviño at Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center feels the fatigue from her fourth day of 12-hour shifts in Dec. 2020. Visual: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.
For Some Survivors, Polio Casts a Long Shadow - Undark Magazine
WEB01.02.2023. 5 Comments. Brad Fuller was a toddler when he contracted polio in 1952 and was sent to a hospital miles from his northeast Pennsylvania home. He stayed there for nine months, enduring long stints in an iron lung, a large metallic ventilator that helped him breathe. Fuller’s parents were allowed only rare visits.
Does Science Support the ‘Wilderness’ in Wilderness Therapy?
WEBJan 29, 2020 · In a 2016 letter, Oxford Health Insurance, part of United Health Care, defended its denial of coverage for a Utah-based wilderness therapy program, stating that “wilderness therapy programs are not considered evidence-based treatment.”. A lawsuit against the insurer was dismissed in 2018.
Mexican Farmers and Scientists Share a Mission: Saving a Wetland
WEB08.01.2022. On the southern edge of Mexico City, on a patch of land surrounded by water, a farmer and a scientist recently inspected rows of small cubes of mud that had sprouted seedlings. They were crouching on a chinampa, an island that appears to float in Lake Xochimilco, part of a complex ecosystem where the Aztec Empire once flourished.
Long Division: The Persistence of Race Science
WEBDec 12, 2022 · Undark Magazine presents a journalistic project that explores the history and impact of race science on various fields and issues. The series features articles, essays, interviews, and a documentary on topics such as genetics, eugenics, standardized testing, and breast cancer.
In Cape Cod, New Efforts to Coexist With Sharks - Undark Magazine
WEB07.07.2021. On a windy morning in March, two older surfers at LeCount Hollow Beach, on Cape Cod, look out at the gray Atlantic. They are scanning the water closest to shore for seals, with whom they increasingly have to share the frigid water, which can dip as low as 37 degrees Fahrenheit in winter. The seals are a growing demographic.
The Gold Rush Returns to California - Undark Magazine
WEBBy Becki Robins. 01.24.2022. 21 Comments. On the outskirts of the northern California town of Grass Valley, a massive concrete silo looms over the weeds and crumbling pavement. Nearby, unseen, a mine shaft drops 3,400 feet into the earth. These are the remains of Grass Valley’s Idaho-Maryland Mine, a relic from the town’s gold mining past.
In the Great Lakes, the Pandemic Disrupted Sea Lamprey Control
WEBSep 5, 2022 · In order to protect the Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishery, the two countries spend about $25 million annually on sea lamprey control, according to Gaden, with the U.S. contributing nearly 70 percent of the funding. Though there are over 180 invasive species in the Great Lakes, none are more destructive than the sea lamprey, Gaden said.
The Scramble to Defuse the ‘Feral Swine Bomb’ - Undark Magazine
WEBSep 14, 2020 · Canada doesn’t have comparable data, but Ryan Brook, a University of Saskatchewan biologist who researches wild pigs, predicts that they will occupy 386,000 square miles across the country by the end of 2020, and they’re currently expanding at about 35,000 square miles a year. “I’ve heard it referred to as a feral swine bomb,” says ...