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Standing in line at a bank recently, I noticed an older woman approaching the teller next door with checkbook register in hand. Her voice was very concerned as she asked for help understanding why her register did not match her bank statement. Had someone stolen her money? The...

A young man recently went with friends on a weekend ski trip. By the time he finished on the slopes, the old football injury to his knee was acting up. He complained to his friend that he was in so much pain he might not be able to power through work the next day. The friend...

I was in the sixth-grade bathroom when someone grabbed me from behind. A second girl stopped fixing her hair so she could wave her hot curling iron very close to my nose and say something threatening. Pulling free, I grabbed the curling iron, saying, “Stop.” I don’t remember what...

It is probably safe to assume that most of us have heard of rabies. We endured the trauma of watching Old Yeller when we were young. We know we should vaccinate our dogs and cats against rabies. It is probably also safe to assume that most of us view rabies as one of those...

(Commentary by Marcy Rein, RN MPH) The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently released the results of their 2022 survey about preparedness. Since 2013 the agency has done a national survey of U.S. households to look at America’s emergency preparation actions and attitudes....