The “Benadryl Challenge” is sweeping across TikTok, encouraging teens to ingest high amounts of the over-the-counter allergy medication so they can hallucinate and then broadcast the results to thousands of followers. An Oklahoma teen has reportedly died after doing the online stunt and three teenagers in Texas were hospitalized after attempting the Benadryl Challenge. Benadryl […]
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Don’t Forget LI’s Other Deadly Health Crisis
Just as social distancing, masks and hand sanitizer help prevent COVID-19 deaths, community education, timely access to drug treatment and the widespread distribution of naloxone reduce overdose fatalities. But as we marked the 20th annual International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday, the coronavirus and opioid crises have converged and overdose fatalities that have fallen in recent […]
Unfriending and Understanding
As another political convention gets underway this week and tensions in a divided America light up our social media feeds, imagine if instead of trading snarky comments and hovering over the “unfriend” button, we sought, instead, to better understand their worldview? British philosopher Alain de Botton goes further and suggests we break bread with those who […]
Long Island’s Helping Hands Need A Hand, And A Plan
This article first appeared on Innovate LI and the original is linked here. COVID-19 has driven Long Island’s economy into a deep recession, creating budget gaps of more than $750 million in each county and shuttering – perhaps permanently – thousands of “non-essential” small businesses: stores, iconic restaurants, gyms, hair salons and other enterprises. Most […]
Another Reason To Stop With The Fireworks
There are lots of reasons to leave fireworks displays to the professionals. Beyond the risk of personal injury and fire, many veterans and their families have come to dread July 4th celebrations, which this year seemed to start in mid-June. As Independence Day approaches, many of our nation’s veterans have become prisoners in their own […]
Consider Mental Health In The Way We Work Post-Pandemic
In coming weeks, New York will officially reopen for business and millions of us will shed our sweatpants, venture from our quarantined homes, and brave the rush hour commute. It won’t be like any other Monday morning. COVID-19 has changed the world, it’s changed all of us, and it’s changed the way we work. We’ll be returning to work — assuming […]
COVID-19 Lays Bare Long Island’s Health Care Disparities
Gov. Cuomo has put New York State on PAUSE, directing all non-essential workers to work from home, and requiring everyone else to maintain a 6-foot distance from others in public. Thankfully, that bold strategy has flattened the COVID-19 curve, lowered infection rates and saved countless lives. The benefits, however, haven’t been universal. Black and Hispanic […]
COVID-19 Quarantine Reading Recommendations
With social isolation the law of the land right now, you’ve got a great opportunity to catch up on some reading. Here’s a quick list of some non-fiction books you might enjoy: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and […]