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How DNA Stool & Blood Tests Are Revolutionizing Early-Onset Colon Cancer Screening
A colonoscopy procedure done in 2008 Colorectal cancer is diagnosed in 153,000 people annually in the U.S. and is the second most common...
armantabesh
Apr 294 min read
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1 in 31: What Rising Autism Rates Really Mean—and What They Don’t
A new study released by the the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network gave information on the rate of...
armantabesh
Apr 194 min read
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Trump's Tariff Turbulence: How will they Affect you?
Overview Headlines these past two weeks have circled around Donald Trump’s tariff run. As of April 9th, 2025, Trump has a 125% tariff on...
armantabesh
Apr 95 min read
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RFK Jr.’s Bold Health Overhaul: 20,000 Jobs Removed & $1.8B in Savings—Is America’s Public Health System on the Brink?
Overview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun his Make America Healthy Again(MAHA) agenda with his very own Department of Health and Human...
armantabesh
Apr 14 min read
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The NIH’s Shift Away from mRNA Vaccine Research on the 5 Year Anniversary of COVID Declared a Pandemic
Under this new Trump administration, the NIH has rapidly altered its funding priorities, slashing support for long-established areas of...
armantabesh
Mar 143 min read
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The Hidden Danger in Our Faucets: 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Tap Water
In recent years, there have been increased concerns over the presence of “forever chemicals” in American’s tap water. These chemicals,...
armantabesh
Mar 25 min read
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The Measles Outbreak in the U.S.: A Wake-Up Call for Community Immunity
In recent weeks, 8 U.S. states, from Alaska to New York, have been confronting an unsettling resurgence of measles: a disease once...
armantabesh
Feb 234 min read
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Trump's Proposal to Cut NIH Spending: How Will It Affect the Future of Biomedical Research
In recent days, the Trump administration has made efforts to reduce federal spending on medical research, focusing on cutting the the...
armantabesh
Feb 154 min read
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"The H5N1 Crisis: How Bird Flu is Scrambling the Egg Market and Threatening Public Health"
Over the past two years, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, has devastated poultry farms across the...
armantabesh
Feb 74 min read
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U.S. Withdraws from WHO: What Does It Mean for Global Health and America’s Role?
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization...
armantabesh
Jan 304 min read
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The Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Alcohol and its Link to Cancer
In a recent advisory on January 3rd, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for significant updates to public awareness...
armantabesh
Jan 224 min read
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The Los Angeles Wildfires: Weak Infrastructure, Home Insurance Denials, and the Climate Crisis
The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles have been a shock to the city, marking one of the most destructive fire seasons in L.A. history, and...
armantabesh
Jan 155 min read
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A Wake-Up Call: The UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination and the Public's Demand for Reform
The recent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sent shockwaves through the healthcare and insurance industries....
armantabesh
Jan 84 min read
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RFK Jr., Water Fluoridation, and the Future of Public Health: A Nation Divided on Dental Care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a person known for his skepticism of many innovative modern health policies, has taken on a position that could...
armantabesh
Jan 23 min read
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