Category Archives: Something Special

In the United States almost one in 20 children will lose a parent by age 16, and most children will experience the loss of a family member or friend by the time they graduate high school, according to the Coalition … Continue reading →

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that areas with more Black doctors equate to lower mortality rates for patients of color. The study only examines geographic correlation between the two. However, its findings … Continue reading →

Along with crime mapping, DNA and other useful methods, law enforcement agencies worldwide are using computerized facial recognition technology to identify persons of interest and to help identify the dead.

Nearly 40 years ago, Cathy McGovern, a florist in Buffalo, New York, hosted a spring bouquet sale to raise money for a local hospice organization. McGovern initially created the event as a tribute to her father-in-law, who benefitted from hospice … Continue reading →

When someone experiences a devastating loss, healing rarely happens quickly. Even when one is again capable of managing day-to-day life – grocery shopping, childcare, work schedules – that grief can easily get buried beneath the surface. And so healing and … Continue reading →

Improved health outcomes have marked many domains in recent decades, but sadly the opposite has been true for maternal mortality ratios in the United States. A study published in JAMA last year found that between 1999 and 2019, maternal mortality … Continue reading →