The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of opioid overdose victims that some people worry that it might make drug users think heroin and related drugs are no longer risky. But a new study suggests that is not the case. Increased access to naloxone didn’t lead Americans, even drug users, to think […]
Huevos rancheros are everything boring breakfasts aren’t: vibrant, satisfying, and packed with nutrients. If you’re more of an scrambled-eggs-bacon-toast person, I get it. It’s tough to beat the traditional American diner breakfast. But there’s something that old standby lacks: color. Stare at that plate of brown and beige too long and it all sort of […]
It’s no secret that it takes a great deal of sacrifice to achieve the lean, chiseled physique necessary to have visible six-pack abs. Not only does your training need to be on-point, but your diet has to be extremely fine-tuned, as well. Personal trainer and body transformation specialist Ngo Okafor has helped hundreds of men […]
A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday. The Biovac Institute based in Cape Town will manufacture the vaccine for distribution across Africa, a move that should help address the continent’s desperate need for more vaccine doses amid […]
There is a current trend on Instagram and other social media sites about millennials that’s just too hard to ignore, and that is the need to travel. More and more people are traveling and getting stamps on their passports each month. Some even go to extremes and quit their jobs to travel to their dream […]
A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a molecule that plays a central role in the function of genes. According to Fagre, the new research is a first-ever in science. It also marks […]
Getting vaccinated may be everyone’s best protection against COVID-19. But giving everyone fair access to vaccines will take more than just providing needles and vials, community health experts say. Vaccines have not been reaching everyone equally, statistics show. Overall, Black and Hispanic people have been receiving smaller shares of vaccinations relative to their population and […]
As a professional boxer, Tony Jeffries won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games and retired undefeated. He now shares his experience, insight and advice on the sport to beginners via his YouTube channel. In his most recent video, Jeffries breaks down the four simple mistakes that he keeps seeing when people step into a […]
Data shows that women control the bulk of healthcare spending in the U.S., which has given women the nickname ‘chief medical officer’ of the family. However, when it comes to digital health, only 14% of deals were closed by women-led digital health startups in 2019, according to Rock Health. While women-led companies have made strides in the […]
Having been ‘fun-starved’ for so long, it’s only natural to want to look back on good times. During the first lockdown, lots of people were posting throwback photos as a way of coping with the loss of their independence. Now, almost a year later, life has become pretty mundane and most of us feel like […]
