How to Get Health Insurance When You’re Self-Employed
Being self-employed gives you the freedom and flexibility to be your own boss. However, one major drawback of being your own boss is securing your own affordable health insurance. We…
Avoid These Common Mistakes During Open Enrollment
Photo: Gorodenkoff (Shutterstock) Open enrollment for the next U.S. healthcare plan year kicks off Nov. 1—and the process can be overwhelming, to say the least. As you review your employer-provided…
5 Clever Ways to Use a Bar of Soap in Your Garden
Even if you prefer washing your hands and body with soap in gel or liquid form, there are still plenty of reasons to have a few bars of soap on…
The Easiest Way to Clean Your Dishes When You’re Camping
Photo: Voyagerix (Shutterstock) When you’re heading camping, to the beach, or on vacation, you want convenience. You also want to eat off clean dishes. Packing a bottle of dish soap…
How to Use Your Greywater to Save Money (and Resources)
We use a breathtaking amount of water. On average, every American uses about 300 gallons of water every single day, most of it indoors. Those applications are pretty fundamental, of…
What to Do Instead of the Viral TikTok ‘Everything Shower’
“Everything showers” are big on TikTok these days. When I first heard of these, my thought was: “Right, like when I wash my hair and shave my legs.” That’s the…
How to Get Rid of the Sewage Smell Coming From Your Shower Drain
You’re in the shower shampooing your hair, and suddenly you catch a whiff of something unpleasant. Something that smells like sewage. Your first instinct is that it’s coming from the…
To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health
How is it that public health has delivered on its promise to improve the lives of millions, while failing to resolve the dramatic health disparities of people of color in…
Just Because You Don’t Use a Bidet Doesn’t Mean Your Butt Is Covered in Poop
Look, I’m not anti-bidet. I have one at home and I appreciate it. But there are some nonsensical bidet related myths going around that need to be flushed away. Chief…
Doctor Unions Are Good for Your Health
To move between hospital buildings and see her patients, Dr. Carmen Kilpatrick had to be pushed around in a wheelchair by her colleagues. Kilpatrick, a second-year psychiatry resident at UC…