Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images A recent report bulletin from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers parents, caregivers, and doctors across the country a dire warning: an estimated 8.4 million American adolescents (12 to 17 years old) in 2023 had pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes, defined as having blood sugar levels higher than average but below the threshold...
whitebalance.space/E+/Getty Images Getting the flu sucks. But for the vast majority of people, they make it through just fine with no lingering complications. However, regardless of age or health, influenza can present devastating complications and can even prove deadly. One such complication is acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) — a neurological condition characterized by rapid brain...
Win McNamee/Getty Images News/Getty Images Colleges and universities have often found themselves in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and the president himself. Decried as hotbeds of liberalism and left-wing radicals, institutions like Harvard, Columbia, and others have been threatened with legal action and withholding of federal grants and funds. Now, Trump has claimed, without...
SimonSkafar/E+/Getty Images If you’ve been on the internet for any amount of time over the past decade or so, then you’ve heard someone extol the virtues of raw milk. “It’s healthier!” they say “It’s great for your gut microbiome and helps with asthma and allergies!” “Pasturizing milk kills the nutrients!” And you’ve also probably seen...