Microplastics (Adobe stock)
08-06-2025

Plastics can be found in almost all parts of life. Even when they are tossed in the trash, evidence indicates plastics degrade, but never disappear. That's why health experts recommend attempting to minimize exposure to them.

milk cheese and dairy (adobe stock)
08-04-2025

It looks like cheese and other full-fat dairy products will soon be on the menu again. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced America's soon-to-be-released new dietary guidelines will include more dairy.

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor speaks as President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Cody Campbell and professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau restart the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
08-01-2025

Make America Fit Again. That's the goal behind President Trump's latest executive order that reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools. 

Some families are ditching smartphones and screens.
07-31-2025

In the age of information and artificial intelligence, smartphones are at the center of our culture, and that comes with serious challenges and concerns, especially for kids whose minds are still developing. 

Boxes of the abortion drug mifepristone (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
07-31-2025

Forty Baptist leaders representing 22 states delivered a letter to President Trump urging his immediate action to stop the mail-order distribution of the abortion drug mifepristone, which now accounts for more than 60 percent of all U.S. abortions. 

Nash Keen
07-30-2025

The world's youngest premature baby, who weighed 10 ounces and was born 133 days early, has defied the odds and recently celebrated his first birthday. 

PFAS, known as "forever chemicals"
07-28-2025

PFAS are manmade chemicals, used for decades in everything from cookware to cosmetics. They've left a toxic legacy across America. Growing evidence links PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," to serious health and environmental risks...

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., May 14, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
07-28-2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Junior wants all Americans using wearable health devices. While this is part of his effort to Make America Healthy Again, there could be potential drawbacks.  

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07-18-2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving ahead with plans to stop taxpayer dollars from funding gender-transition surgeries for minors. 

Food dyes and food safety
07-17-2025

The wildly popular MAHA movement, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, is gaining steam, particularly when it comes to getting rid of artificial food dyes in the nation's food supply.  The synthetic colorants are largely used in ultra-processed foods like cereals, candy, desserts, and more.   

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