What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Afghanistan? War? Terrorists? Taliban? In the U.S., we hear the ongoing war in Afghanistan consistently reported in the media, but what we don't hear about is the country's deteriorated health system. Since the start of the war...

Roovens Monchil was under the rubble for several days, and even tossed into a pile of bodies outside the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, before his father found him. His right leg was crushed and he had an open infected wound, but it wasn't until...

In 1970, a grassroots movement to protest concerns over our environment resulted in the recognition of Earth Day. Fast forward 40 years, and this grassroots movement to "go green" has evolved into a mainstream lifestyle.

It has become a corporate and social responsibility to "go green", and one industry...

After returning home from being in Haiti during the aftermath of the January 12th earthquake, I had to have a minor surgical procedure done to remove pins from my small finger. As the nurse was prepping me for surgery, I suddenly began to sob uncontrollably as images of what I'd...