While the mental health crisis in the United States continues, people across the country are doing more to help young people improve their lives with better mental health resources. At the forefront of this well-being push is WeBeWell, a Utah startup that teaches people (especially college students and youth) skills from positive and clinical psychology […]
Cotton is everywhere. Odds are, something you’re wearing right now is made with cotton. After researching alternatives to cotton, however, University of Utah student entrepreneur Eliasib Paredes wanted to use a recently legalized and more environmentally friendly material to produce fashionable streetwear: hemp. Hemp? People often ask Paredes, is that the same as marijuana? Not […]
A 2018 paper titled “Medication Adherence: The Elephant in the Room” begins with a bombshell: “According to the World Health Organization, medication adherence can have a more direct impact on patient outcomes than the specific treatment itself. Medication adherence can affect quality and length of life, health outcomes, and overall healthcare costs. Nonadherence can account […]
Cotton is everywhere. Odds are, something you’re wearing right now is made with cotton. After researching alternatives to cotton, however, University of Utah student entrepreneur Eliasib Paredes wants to use a recently legalized and more environmentally friendly material to produce fashionable streetwear: hemp. Hemp? People often ask Paredes, is that the same as marijuana? Not […]
