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Presidential Candidates Are Refusing To Address One Issue: The Country’s Juvenile Justice System
As the 2020 presidential election ramps us, discussions have turned to issues such as health care, the economy, race relations, and justice reform. But all of those issues – and many others like education, housing and food security – are equally impact…
With A Projected 208% Population Growth In Those Over 85, It’s Time To Rethink Our Health Workforce
Between 2015-2050 there is projected to be a 208% population growth among people over the age of 85, while only a 12% projected population growth for those under 65. This means the U.S. is getting old, fast. So who is going to care for our aging popula…
Killer Heat Waves: What To Know To Stay Safe As Records Break Around The World
It’s been a deadly start to summer due to heat waves around the world.According to the CDC, heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths over the last 30 years. And more than 195 million Americans could be in danger without proper planning and k…
Women’s World Cup Highlights Sex Differences – In Medical Research
Current contributions to women’s sports might have the biggest impact of all in neuroscience. Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the lack of research on women throughout the health care ecosystem. But without information/data specific to wom…
North Korea Has Two Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Nukes And Tuberculosis
There is a joke in China that the North Korean’s have two weapons of mass destruction, nukes and tuberculosis. And not just TB, but multidrug resistant TB, which knows no boundaries or borders, and is spread person to person through the air. Trump went…
Neuroscience Explains Why Instagram Is So Bad For Teen Girls
Thanks to ongoing brain development and sensitivity to dopamine (neurotransmitter associated with pleasure), teens are more likely to crave reward-based experiences. In the age of smartphones, followers and likes, reward-seeking behaviors is increasing…
2 Nights, 10 Health Takeaways From The Democratic Debates
Americans like Medicare for All (MFA) in theory, but not in practice. Making the Democratic debate on MFA a waste of time for everyone. But that didn’t stop the 2020 presidential candidates from discussing insurance, pharma & changes to the health syst…
Can A Font Improve Your Memory?
A new study has concluded that we really do have to work for our knowledge. When a piece of information is too easily and cleanly read, it can fail to engage our brains in the kind of deeper cognitive processing. Or stated in laymen’s terms: the more y…
Are Stem Cells The Future Of Stroke Treatment?
While stem cell research, medical practices and “treatments” have made headlines for years, the truth is that the stem cell world closely resembles the Wild West. To date, there has been very little evidence that they work, thus leaving a lot of room f…
America’s Largest Retailer Sued For Selling Fake Medicine
Walmart has been sued for medical fraud. In a lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia, the Center for Inquiry (CFI) alleges that Walmart is, “committing wide-scale consumer fraud and endangering the health of its customers though its sale and marketi…
