How to keep food safe during a power outage
When the power goes out, the food in your refrigerator and freezer can get up to temperatures that make it no longer safe to eat.
Tips & Guides
Dealing with winter storm Kenan: Protect yourself, your home and your finances
With the massive winter storm that's expected to hit the East Coast this weekend, here are some tips to help consumers protect themselves during and after a disaster, including how to spot possible opportunists, bad deals and con-artists.
How to be notified about recalls on products you own
Navigating through a government website may sound tedious, but here are some tips on how to be notified about and report unsafe products in your home.
How to deal with medical debt without going into bankruptcy
From avoiding necessary health care to racking up new debts to address outstanding medical bills, many patients feel the effects of medical debt years after their hospital stays and routine health care procedures. If you, like so many others, do end up getting weighed down by medical debt, here are tips that you can use to lower the financial burden facing you and your family.
How to spot counterfeit N95, KN95 masks before you buy them
You may be setting aside those cloth or surgical masks and shopping for some N95 masks or KN95s that are supposed to be widely available. But . . . there unfortunately are lots of counterfeit products out there too.
Portable generators kill about 100 people each year
Here are tips to protect yourself and your loved ones from carbon monoxide poisoning, other problems
Another winter during COVID-19: How to stay safe and sound
The holidays are over and winter is upon us again. The long and cold months ahead can feel like an eternity, especially during an ongoing pandemic. Here are some ways to keep your mind and body healthy as we head into a second COVID-19 winter.
5 ways for you to better protect yourself in 2022
January is often about New Year's resolutions. Whatever you want to call them, here are five ways you can better protect your information and your finances in 2022.
Surprise Medical Bill Protections – Patient Tips Guide
U.S. PIRG created this patient tips guide to help patients understand their rights under the No Surprises Act. Insured Americans can read or download this handy reference guide to learn and use their new rights going into effect on January 1, 2022. The tips explain which bills are illegal and what to do if you get one. It also includes the phone number for a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hotline that will be up and running on Jan. 1 to answer patients’ questions and take complaints about doctors and hospitals who might be on the wrong side of the law.
