Chalkbeat • 10th January 2025

Detroit’s high childhood asthma rate contributes to chronic absenteeism

In Detroit, children have especially high rates of both asthma and absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism – when a student misses 10% or more of the school year – is a complex and pervasive problem.

WebMD • 9th January 2025

Fatty Liver and High Blood Pressure

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with high blood pressure, or hypertension, but the cause-effect relationship between the two conditions is unclear.

WebMD • 20th November 2024

What Is Scarcity Mentality?

A scarcity mindset is a way of thinking that focuses on something you don’t have enough of.

The Guardian • 25th October 2024

Hellah Sidibe: the man on a seven-year run streak who once hated running

Hellah Sidibe has been on a streak since 15 May 2017. Rain or shine, and no matter how his body is feeling, he has gone for a run for the last 2,700-plus days.

WebMD • 22nd September 2024

COVID Headache: How Long Does It Last?

A COVID headache is a headache that you get as a symptom of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. It’s a common symptom.

WebMD • 9th May 2024

Hip Pain: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and More

The hip joint can withstand repeated motion and a fair amount of wear and tear. As the largest ball-and-socket joint in the body, its structure allows for fluid movement.

WebMD • 2nd May 2024

Sesame Allergy

A sesame allergy is a food allergy to sesame seeds or sesame oil, which come from the sesame plant. When you have this allergy, your immune system reacts to sesame as though it were a harmful substance and tries to fight it off.

Well+Good • 6th February 2024

The Mediterranean Diet Is a Healthy Eating Plan—But It's Far From Universal

Well+Good • 19th October 2023

Yes, Even Recreational Athletes Can Get REDs—Here's What Anyone Who's Active Should Know

REDs happens when athletes don’t eat enough to fuel their bodies. At the center of this syndrome is low energy availability: Essentially, if you’re not taking in enough food, your body will use up your calories on exercise, leaving you without enough left in the tank to support your day-to-day bodily functions.

SeenTheMagazine.com • 22nd August 2023

What to Know About Medicinal Mushrooms and Psychedelics

Last year, Hazel Park joined two other Michigan cities — Detroit and Ann Arbor — in decriminalizing psychedelic plants and fungi, including psilocybin mushrooms. Interest in using these psychedelics to treat depression and other conditions is growing.

LIVESTRONG.COM • 29th July 2023

Diabetes Is More Common in Native American People. These Community Efforts Are Starting to Change That | Livestrong.com

Type 2 diabetes is the number one reason Amy DeLong, MD, MPH, sees patients at the Ho-Chunk Nation House of Wellness Clinic in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

SeenTheMagazine.com • 16th June 2023

Common Sleep Disorders and What to Do About Them

Every night, adults should get seven to nine hours of sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation. But sometimes, even if you do sleep that long, you might not sleep well, and then the next day, you might feel like you’re dragging through the day.

Harvard Public Health Magazine • 12th June 2023

“It's a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.

People who use tampons or pads probably noticed that store shelves sat empty at times over the past couple of years, and prices have gone up. That’s bad news for everyone who needs period products, but especially for people suffering from “period poverty”—the inability to afford period supplies.

Well+Good • 5th June 2023

I Swapped My Usual Workouts With Gardening for a Week, and Found New Ways To Work My Muscles in the Yard

Although many of us might not think of gardening as a traditional workout, research has shown that it provides many physical and mental benefits.

EatingWell • 15th May 2023

Does Inflammation Cause High Blood Pressure? Here's What You Need to Know

Inflammation and high blood pressure are separate health problems, but they are linked—and they can both lead to heart disease.

SeenTheMagazine.com • 24th March 2023

What You Should Know About Epstein-Barr Virus

Chances are, you’ve been infected with Epstein-Barr virus at some point in your life. Studies suggest about 95% of adults have had it, often in their teens or early 20s.

SeenTheMagazine.com • 22nd February 2023

Technology’s Toll on Our Bodies and What to do About it

Many of us spend significant amounts of time in front of a computer and using smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices every day. This technology enables us to do many things faster and easier — but health experts say it can also harm our bodies.

Second Wave Michigan • 10th February 2023

Youth take the lead in fighting trauma

Sirrita Darby is the executive director of Detroit Heals Detroit, a nonprofit that combats trauma in youth.

Hidden Compass • 7th February 2023

Beyond the Waves

Sitara Siverls is sitting at the bedside of a bald Caucasian man in a dimly lit intensive care unit (ICU) room, holding his hand. Outside in the hall, doctors and nurses move briskly.

Second Wave Michigan • 24th January 2023

Reshaping how people with mental health challenges see themselves

Summer Berman is executive director of Fresh Start Clubhouse in Ann Arbor, a community that provides resources for people with mental illness and supports them in their recovery through meaningful work and relationships.