Every year in the United States, thousands of people die at the hands of a public health crisis that has plagued the country for decades. Gun violence is responsible for the death of more than 110 Americans every day and firearms are the leading cause of death for children and […]

Every few decades there is a shift in diet culture. Currently, we are experiencing the war on sugar as consumers become increasingly aware of the growing overconsumption of sugar and the risks associated with it. As a result, high-intensity sweeteners are now a common alternative to ordinary sugar that make […]

Digital privacy concerns were raised once again following the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. These concerns were exacerbated when messages sent via Facebook Messenger discussing a medication-induced abortion were the basis for further search warrants that were used to prosecute a mother and daughter in Nebraska. As […]

“For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” Lou Gehrig spoke to a Yankee Stadium crowd of 61, 808 on July 4, 1939 following the publicization of his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 33 million Americans, including five million children, are considered food insecure. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines food insecurity as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. […]