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School administrators across Western Pennsylvania are shifting into high gear to protect students and staff as a spike in measles cases ripples through the state. With the highly contagious virus…

For years, the general consensus on fasting centered primarily on its ability to trigger weight loss by forcing the body to burn through stored fat. However, a groundbreaking study published…

Photographs by Julia Sellmann When Freddy Marquez was 12, he was hit by a motorcycle while biking and smashed his face into the pavement. He healed fast, but as adolescence…

For many people, the dread of a crowded room or the panic of a first date feels like a personal failing rather than a manageable condition. This was certainly the…

Mormons have sometimes called themselves a “peculiar people,” and statistically, they have been. Compared with Protestants, Catholics, Jews, and Buddhists, Latter-day Saints have higher birth rates, higher marriage rates, and…

A preventable tragedy continues to unfold as a fifth unvaccinated individual has died during a resurgence of measles that is gripping parts of the country. Although the United States officially…

A new study suggests that what we eat during a course of antibiotics may play a critical role in how our gut health recovers, specifically warning that sugary foods can…

Scroll through TikTok or Instagram lately and you will likely encounter a new kind of beauty ritual taking over feeds. Influencers like Abbey Alexandra share satisfying before and after clips,…

Kenney Blewett spent his final months trapped in a cycle of terror, struggling to catch his breath during sudden, violent flare ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. For the Kyle,…

As October begins, the focus shifts toward Breast Cancer Awareness Month, serving as a critical reminder of the prevalence of the disease. Currently standing as the second most common cancer…