IT IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON. You should not be surprised that I am here to talk about the nectar of the gods, dark chocolate. “life is...

The life I live today is not perfectly pain-free, happy, or balanced 100% of the time. Instead, it’s something so much more fulfilling and rewarding to me than a life centered around being “pain-free.”

As the federal government prepares to launch the national three-digit number “988” for the mental health crisis hotline next month, a new KFF analysis shows that suicide death rates increased by 12 percent in the decade from 2010 to 2020 — with death rates rising the fastest among people of color, younger individuals, and people who live in rural areas.

Women often provide for their families, communities, and the people around them. If women are healthier, it impacts everyone around them and eventually leads to healthier newborns, children, families, households, and communities. Leaders who prioritize women’s health can overcome gender inequality and improve the overall population’s health.