Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
Editorial Note: This brief was updated on December 11, 2025, to include the latest KFF polling data. It was originally published on December 14, 2021. For many years, KFF polling…
New Collegetown Gift Store Loki Dokey Faces Financial Strains, Highlighting Small Business Challenges in Collegetown
Loki Dokey, a gift store tucked in an alley off Dryden Road, has become a cozy Collegetown escape. However, the business faces financial strains just three months after opening in…
Is Beef Really the Villain? New Research Challenges Common Heart Health Myths
A new Penn State study suggests that moderate amounts of lean, unprocessed beef can fit into a Mediterranean-style diet without raising TMAO, a molecule increasingly linked to cardiovascular risk. Credit:…
A New Amazon Seller Describes the Challenges That Come With Buying Ads
If multiple people who know what they’re talking about offer the same piece of advice over and over again, it’s wise to listen. Over the past year, I’ve become intertwined…
Garmin’s New Venu 4 Challenges Apple Watch for Health & Fitness Supremacy
Smartwatches are getting more advanced as Garmin debuts the Venu 4 with habit tracking and precision metrics, while Apple pushes closer toward healthcare The smartwatch battle is heating up as…
Early challenges to the immune system disrupt oral health
Once viewed only as infectious invaders, bacteria are now understood to play an important role in overall health. For example, the gut microbiome—the community of microorganisms that inhabit the human…