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National Guard troops remained in a supporting role during recent civil unrest in Washington and steps to prepare active-duty forces to deploy into the nation’s capital proved to be a precautionary measure, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a letter to Congress…

Medical News Today stands with the black STEM community as academics and institutions around the world down tools today in support of the #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #Strike4BlackLives initiative. We need to acknowledge that science has a problem with racism. Black people and people of color are woefully underrepresented in academic and professional institutions focusing on science, technology, engineering,…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Looking after our mental health and well-being is important at any time, but right now, it feels more crucial than ever. Be it adjusting to working from home, learning how to become a teacher and a parent, or refraining from seeing friends and family, we’ve all had to change…

Dr Simone Gold, an emergency medicine specialist in Los Angeles, was the lead signature on the letter - from the One Doctor A Day collective More than 500 doctors signed a letter to President Trump calling the state coronavirus lockdowns a 'mass casualty event' causing 'millions of casualties' from alcoholism, homelessness, suicide and other causes. Dr Simone…

The past few weeks have been immensely challenging. Every single one of us has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, and the unprecedented disruption to day-to-day life, as we know it, is taking its toll — mentally and physically. As a company, one of the biggest challenges has been adjusting to working remotely. While…