At first glance, it seems as if one of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic was less traffic on the roads. People working from home and less rush hour traffic made the commute for those still going to work a lot easier and…
If you are one of the many Americans who can’t work from home during the pandemic, you may be going to work with a heightened level of stress. You may have taken for granted or assumed that your employer would follow protocols and do what…
Four million Texans endured extended periods without heat during February’s subfreezing weather. At least 80 people died when the state’s electrical grid failed.
Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA and distributed, the news has been dominated by how quickly it was developed and approved. There has also been quite a bit of coverage about how safe such a new, untested vaccine is and whether we…
Employment discrimination is when an employee receives unfair treatment based on factors beyond his or her control. While the notion of an employer (or fellow employee) attempting to hinder you and your work is difficult to fathom, every day across the United States, workers endure…
Extreme weather events in Texas can leave a path of destruction and devastation. Our guide may relieve stress by offering tips on how you can begin restoring your family and property following a storm.
The COVID-19 pandemic, first thought to be a temporary nuisance, has spread like wildfire across the world, killing over 400,000 Americans and counting. The U.S. leads every other country tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) in deaths; although it accounts for just 4.3% of…
To most Americans, vaccines are something we have always had. Since birth, we have routinely gotten them, and they are easy to take for granted. But vaccines actually have a long and complicated history, and it took hundreds of years to get where they are…
The COVID-19 vaccine is here. Incredibly, it was developed in less than a year by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and approved for emergency use by the FDA in December 2020. Many people are concerned about the efficacy and potential side effects of a vaccine…
There’s no question that 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent memory for almost all of us, between a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 1.4 million people and a chaotic, often violent presidential election. These two subjects have dominated our…
