Whether you work in health care or not, it is likely you have used Google to answer a medically related question. If so, you’re not alone. A recent survey from Pew Research Center showed that 72...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of 10 people will experience a seizure at some point in their life. That means seizures are common and should not be taken lightly....
You’re in middle school. Acne and Axe body spray abound. Out of nowhere, you overhear someone sneer, “You know cold sores are herpes, right?” This may have been surprising the first time you...
Some of our greatest scientific and engineering feats are rediscoveries of Mother Nature’s prolific career. From down feathers in our winter coats, luminescence from the depths of the ocean, and...
Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of an important report from the Shafer Commission, a Nixon-appointed group tasked with studying marijuana and issuing policy recommendations. The group’s findings...
The human body is made up of around 55-75 percent water. Most adults lose about 2.5-3 liters of water per day due to sweating, breathing, and filtering waste products through the kidneys and intestines.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2.8 million infections are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the U.S. every year. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria...
Throughout the pandemic, our community has experienced many preventable tragedies. While the lives lost due to COVID-19 have been tragic, I’m actually talking about the increase in gun violence....
The political divide in our nation weighs heavily on all of us. In March 2021, Iowa lawmakers decided to make the foundation of our democracy – voting – more difficult by creating unnecessary burdens...
Following one of the most contentious elections in recent memory, President Joe Biden has now spent a year in the Oval Office.
Given the number of candidates and perspectives represented in the...
Extreme climate events led the news in 2021. Among the rarest events, an unprecedented heat wave in the Northwest that busted all records. Portland was scorched by an average high temperature of 112 degrees...
Diet changes and weight loss plans often include cutting out carbs, eliminating sweets, and giving up meat among many other strategies. These diets have recently fought for the spotlight in the form...
