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As Black History Month continues, a scholar casts a light on African-American women aging with HIV. Not only is this group often overlooked, but their struggles to stay healthy may be misunderstood. A specialist in medical anthropology and epidemiology, Thurka Sangaramoorthy interviewed dozens of these women and tells their stories, which are often filled with abuse and trauma, but always survival.

Many U.S. cities are making big investments to promote walking and biking. Why, then, are pedestrian and cyclist deaths in traffic accidents rising nationwide? As John Rennie Short, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, explains, a shifting mix of people, bikes and cars on urban streets can be deadly.

Photoshop and artificial intelligence have made it easier than ever to mock up sophisticated fake photographs. During major news events, like natural disasters, these untrustworthy images tend to blow up on social media. Don’t want to get tricked? Photo forensics scholar Hany Farid shares some tips on how to avoid the fakes.

Lynne Anderson

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From left to right: Toya Tolson, Shawnte’ Spriggs, Sophia Harrison, Marcella Wright and Deborah Dyson. These women are aging with HIV, sometimes with other diseases and always with other challenges. Aamir Khuller

African-American women with HIV often overlooked, under-supported

Thurka Sangaramoorthy, University of Maryland

More people than ever are living with HIV, but people may overlook the fact that many of these long-term survivors are African-American women. They face unique social and health challenges.

Cycling advocates set up ‘ghost bikes,’ like this one in Brooklyn, in memory of bikers killed in traffic. Nick Gray

Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians

John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

US cities were designed and engineered around cars. Now some are working to increase walking and biking, but the shift isn't easy.

Nope, not a real news report from Hurricane Irma. Snopes

Don’t be fooled by fake images and videos online

Hany Farid, Dartmouth College

It's easier than ever to create a fake image and spread it far and wide online. But there are steps that you can take to protect yourself from fishy photos.

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  • Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

    Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

    The transition to parenthood comes with plenty of stress. A psychology researcher suggests that paid family leave could help lift some of the burden – with positive health benefits down the road.

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The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that does not [guarantee paid leave to new parents.

 

Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

 

Darby Saxbe

University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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