On December 19, 2017, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation hosted a sandwich-making event for the homeless at our New York office to give back to the local community. Why sandwiches? Because homeless shelters need them. They’re easy and convenient, and basic enough that most people enjoy…
Computers dominate our lives these days, but many children are growing up without learning enough about them. Kids without access to computers or the Internet fail to build their technology skills, and are not able to access some of the courses and supplemental materials that…
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico, wreaking havoc and widespread destruction. The rain lasted for longer than 30 hours, the winds sustained at 155 miles per hour. In one day, the island saw 30 inches of rain—the same amount…
Back in July 2009, the FDA approved the new drug Onglyza (saxagliptin) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In 2014, however, they issued a drug safety communication stating that they had requested additional clinical trial data from the manufacturers, “to investigate a possible association…
According to a report in the New York Magazine, New York spends $1.2 billion a year on homelessness, and yet the problem continues to get worse. Though mental health problems and drug dependency contribute, the biggest factor for the working poor is soaring rent costs…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year, about 2,640 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4,440 babies are born with a cleft lip (with or without a cleft palate). These are two of the most common types of…
Currently, the “poverty line” exists at $24,600 for a family of four. Those earning this much or less are considered to be living in poverty. In the city of New York, a family making only this much is going to find it near impossible to…
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) states that about 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. shelters nationwide every year. Of those, about 3.2 million are cats. Despite efforts to adopt these animals out, about 860,000 cats are euthanized each year.…
Back in June 2016, IKEA furniture voluntarily recalled 29 million of chests and dressers because of tip-over hazards. They offered each consumer a full or partial refund or a free wall-anchoring repair kit. Unfortunately, children across the nation are still in danger. On October 19,…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on October 24, 2017, that Fisher-Price was recalling about 63,000 of their “Soothing Motion Seats” made for babies. These seats bounce and sway and play songs and nature sounds to help soothe and calm a baby. They…
On October 9, 2017, a Texas woman filed a new Physiomesh lawsuit against manufacturer Ethicon and parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J). She filed the case in the Eastern District of Texas, but it has since been transferred to the Northern District of Georgia where…
According to Time magazine, the death toll from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, was at least 103, with an estimated $200 billion in damages. That makes 2017 the worst year for hurricanes since Katrina and friends (including Dennis and Rita) blew through in 2005. In…
