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A recent study found that the most frequent form of discrimination experienced by black teens was through secondhand exposure to racial discrimination against another individual.

Study links daily racial discrimination to depressive symptoms in black teens

January 3, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

Black teens experience several forms of racial discrimination every day, which leads to increased short-term depressive symptoms, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University. The study, which was...

Frozen rowan berries on a tree in winter.

An ode to January: Why it’s the best month of the year

January 2, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

Welcome January. I look forward to your crowded gyms and icy cold mornings. Your days are short on daylight, but we are past the winter solstice, so we can count...

A study by Paytronix found that about 70% of gift cards are cashed in within six months. That still leaves a lot of money out there.

What to do with a restaurant gift certificate

December 30, 2019 at 12:24 p.m.

So you received a restaurant gift card or certificate. Visions of good times on a friend's dime are dancing in your head. The first thing to do: Use it right...

New Year, new decade? Not for another 366 days, say historians

December 30, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

Millions of Americans are preparing to welcome the new decade with New Year's Eve celebrations. It's a shame they're 366 days early. At least that's the judgment of a variety...

Dr. Elizabeth Dauer, second from left, during rounds at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Expecting patients to instantly change their deeply held ideas about female surgeons won't make for the kind of wholesale reform that's needed, said Dauer, a trauma surgeon. She said change needs to come from the top down.

Female surgical residents face discrimination that can mean burnout, suicidal thoughts, study finds

December 24, 2019 at 3:00 a.m.

When Ilene Wong was a urology resident at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, she found herself sidelined in favor of her fellow resident — a white man — on at least...

The 2020 Fiat 500X is a compact box that's ready for bad terrain but also offers the kind of sportiness that makes drivers just want to zip from place to place.

Fiat 500X is a yabba dabba doo time

December 23, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.

2020 Fiat 500X: A Fiat for Fred Flintstone? Price: $32,755 as tested. The Advanced Driver Assistance Group added all manner of safety features for $1,495; the Driver Assistance Group added...

Getting the kids a puppy for Christmas? Early exposure to pet dogs may lessen risk of schizophrenia, study finds

December 20, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

For all those kids fighting a losing battle to get a puppy for the holidays, here's a plug that may leave the parents speechless. A new study by researchers at...

A new study draws a connection between permanent hair color and straightening and cancer.

Hair dye, straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, especially for black women, study

December 6, 2019 at 7:42 p.m.

A large study led by government scientists is renewing concern about whether chemicals used to dye and straighten hair raise the risk of cancer. National Institutes of Health researchers found...

2019 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek Edition

Nissan Pathfinder remains a solid value, but that’s about it

December 6, 2019 at 3:16 p.m.

2019 Honda Passport Elite AWD vs. 2019 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek Edition: A little bit country. This week: Nissan Pathfinder. Price: $44,455 as tested. Conventional wisdom: Car and Driver likes...

It’s a Wonderful List: The 10 most overlooked holiday movies

December 6, 2019 at 10:38 a.m.

Holiday movie traditions vary — in my family, for whatever reason, we often watched "The Road Warrior" after opening gifts — but traditions change, and from time to time we...

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