As of a few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services), declared that the United States was going to change the number of vaccinations they recommend that children receive. Instead of the prior seventeen immunizations the government recommended, they are now recommending eleven; some of the most notable changes include omitting the Flu, Covid-19, and Hepatitis A /B shots.  He claims that the reason the U.S. is revising these pol

Though starting to make headway into reopening, the recent government shutdown has taken an immense toll on Americans who have SNAP, also known as the Supplementary Nutritional Assistance Program. SNAP is a government-funded program that allows around 42 million Americans whose income falls either around the poverty line or below, to be able to purchase quality food from the grocery store; each state has its own eligibility requirements which can be found on the USDA website.

Although this happened a month ago, I thought it was important to address President Trump's claim that pregnant women taking acetaminophen (Tylenol ® ), causes children to become autistic. For those that don’t know, Autism Spectrum Disorder, which is usually just called Autism, is a type of neurodivergence where people interact with others in different ways because their brain works in a distinct way than that of a neurotypical person. Possible identifiers of people who have

Now that school is back in session, or will be in a week or so, I thought it would be important to update everyone on a decision that is...

Today, I thought I would provide an update about an important health crisis that is currently occurring in our nation: the measles...

Today, I learned that Salmonella has been discovered in eggs in a couple of states in America. To best explain what has transpired, I...

Although many people think of fluoride as something that you find in toothpaste, it is also something commonly seen in water. Fluorine,...

While the shingles vaccine is always important to get, new research proves that it has another use: decreasing the risk of getting...

To highlight World Tuberculosis Day, which occurs annually on March 24th to spread awareness of the epidemic, I thought I would talk a...