November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country seek to bring attention to diabetes, and taking action to prevent diabetes health problems. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about 37 million Americans, including adults and youth. Diabetes can […]
President Donald Trump and SLGP-1 drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk unveiled a deal last Thursday to slash the prices of popular weight‑loss drugs for the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as for cash payers. As Reuters reports, the cuts, which the government said would reduce prices to between $149 and $350 a month on […]
Rise and shine? That can be hard to do when your alarm goes off and it’s still so dark out that you have to ask yourself: Is it even morning? With the sun rising later and going down earlier in winter months, the motivation to spring out of bed and start the day with gusto goes out […]
With the fall of Autumn leaves, public health officials across the country are turning to the annual task of persuading legions of Americans to get vaccinated against some combination of influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, three bugs that sicken mass numbers of people over the winter months, often overwhelming hospitals and health care delivery […]
In 2003, Movember started a movement for men’s health. A movement that has since funded over 1,400 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men. The movement has taken on three of the biggest health issues affecting men: mental health […]
If you’re in a one of the 48 states that currently practice daylight saving time, you change your “wall” clocks twice a year. In the spring, the annual period of daylight savings begins – with clocks jumping forward an hour ahead of standard time and staying on “daylight savings time” until mid-fall. Right now, clocks across most […]
Maybe the day before one of the biggest sweets gorge-fests of the year, and heading into the Thanksgiving holiday season isn’t the best time to talk about how much food affects your sleep. Or maybe, it’s the perfect time. If you’ve tried cutting back on your screen time and are still struggling with getting a […]
Gluten, a protein in many wheat, rye, and barley products, can put a damper on your sweet tooth if you are allergic to it or have celiac disease. Health magazine’s list of gluten-free products is perfect for those extra-sweet times of the year like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. These treats are also perfect for […]
Across the country, Lyme disease cases are climbing, and the CDC reports ER visits for tick bites are at their highest levels in years. Cardiologists are warning about serious heart complications that can occur after a Lyme disease infection. These heart complications are often a result of untreated Lyme disease and can be difficult to connect to […]
Fall is persimmon season, so that naturally makes October the perfect time to have National Persimmon Month! The long and Fruity Origins of Persimmons Persimmons grow in temperate to tropical climates. Cultivation of Diospyros kaki began thousands of years ago in China and about 1,300 years ago in Japan. It seems to be the only […]