Author Archives: Health

Impact of trauma must be acknowledged in adolescent HIV care

Trauma is a major underlying reason for adolescents disengaging from HIV care in Kenya, report Dr Leslie Enane of Indiana University and colleagues in the Journal of the International AIDS Society. The study shows that adolescents have experienced a wide range of traumas and are particularly affected by stigma, poor mental health, disclosure and transitions… Read More »

What Should We Even Expect from the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Fight?

If you haven’t heard, the influencer boxing movement—which has been propelled by bazillion-dollar-making fights featuring YouTubers such as KSI, Logan Paul, and Jake Paul over the past few years—is just boxing now. As of this Sunday, if we haven’t called it already, the movement will crash into mainstream boxing. And like it or not, it… Read More »

Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman to buy majority stake in medical supplier Medline

A worker at Medline Industries gathers exam gloves to include into Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits to be shipped out to various health facilities at their warehouse in Mundelein, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Photographer: Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of private equity firms, including… Read More »

5 Beach Reads for the Summer

Get ready to stock up on your summer vacation reads!  Even though, sadly, it’s pouring rain in Boise as I write this, I know the sun will shine soon and I’ll be ready to stretch out on a lounge chair in my backyard and kill whole weekends buried in books and a sunhat.   Dear… Read More »