Hydration will be especially important for spring breakers and festival-goers this year, as common spring vacation destinations, like Florida, are experiencing more unusually hot days.
Why it matters: Dehydration contributes to heat exhaustion, which can be deadly.
Walgreens Boots Alliance — whose namesake chain is one of the largest retailers in the U.S. and an iconic brand in the drugstore sector — has reached a deal to be taken private.
Why it matters: The company has been struggling to keep up with nimbler retailers, rising medical costs, labor demands and digital pharmacy alternatives.
The mRNA vaccines that helped to end the COVID pandemic — and stoked a considerable amount of vaccine skepticism and misinformation — are now a target of legislators in some conservative-led states.
Why it matters: The efforts risk further politicizing science and illustrate how the pandemicexperience we all want to put in the rearview continues to drive policymaking.
There were fewer pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads in the first half of 2024 compared to a year prior, but nearly 50% more than a decade ago, a new projection finds.
Why it matters: Cities worldwide are trying to reduce pedestrian deaths — so many of which are utterly avoidable — though "Vision Zero" programs, lower speed limits, "traffic calming" road design and more.
