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How A Junk Food Diet Caused Blindness In A Teen

Here’s what a diet of fries, Pringles, white bread, processed ham slices, and sausage did to a teen.

More Red State Medicaid Ballot Campaigns Emerge For 2020

Campaigns to expand Medicaid via the ballot box are gaining momentum in Republican-leaning Missouri and Oklahoma where lawmakers and governors have blocked efforts to expand health insurance coverage to more Americans.

Bernie Was Right: Climate Change Demands Family Planning

‘Population control’ is a violently racist, oppressive part of US history, but global support for parents’ health and agency must be our future.

Evaluating Apple’s Services Strategy Ahead Of The Apple Watch 5 Release

Apple is set to launch a new smartwatch and other product​ enhancements in September. Yet hardware innovation is only half the battle. Apple must win at a services strategy to grow.

American Tennis: What Is The Future? Welcome To The Net Generation

Will the 2019 U.S. Open mark a break point in the prospects of American tennis?

After 3 Vaping Deaths, CDC Recommends Not Using E-Cigarettes

No single chemical or product has yet been determined to be the cause.

Avoiding The Long-Term-Care Catastrophe

The aging population and changing demographics in the US mean that we are becoming a nation with substantially more older people in need of care and substantially fewer younger people to provide it.

12 Critical Elements To Consider When Mapping Out Q4 Tech Plans

As Q4 approaches, now is the ideal time to start mapping out your business’s tech plans for the quarter. Here’s how to do it.

Vaping Illnesses Could Link To Vitamin E Oil

As officials try to pin down the cause of more than 200 US lung illnesses tied to vaping, some say that an oil derived from Vitamin E could be the culprit.

High Healthcare Costs — Are Insurance Premiums a Cause or an Effect?

In 2010, the state of Rhode Island decided to tackle high healthcare costs. It did so by requiring insurers to meet affordability standards. The plan worked, but not for the reasons you probably suspect. Let’s see what that means for healthcare spendin…