Hello, Normans! Welcome to the seventh and final installment of Take a Bite out of Health.
After all that we have discovered together through this investigative biomedical journey, the time...
When it comes to type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, pharmaceutical companies are making billions off the drugs that Americans have been prescribed. Any time there is a new medical term coined, new...
Most American children learned about the “food pyramid” in school and it was often used as a guide for our school lunch programs. Since the 1950s, the food pyramid has been heavily weighted at the...
Hey Normans, I have 5 words for you! STAY LEAN AND STAY ACTIVE! But before anyone becomes sensitive to or hurt by the word “lean,” hang on and let me explain.
First and foremost, lean...
No one wants to hear that we should limit our carbs or sugar intake; after all, so much of what we tend to love is pasta, bread, dessert, rice, and everything refined and processed. But when it comes to...
Type 2 diabetes, also known as insulin resistance and prediabetes, affects 1 out of 3 Americans, yet more than 80% of them are unaware that they have it. A 2017 statistic indicated that 451 million people...
Hello, Normans! My name is Mia Gorlick, and I am a senior here at Beverly Hills High School. I am not a formal staff member of Highlights, but I am part of the school’s journalism program through the...
I remember studying male and female reproductive medicine in my medical science class during the last school year. I flipped through the vocabulary terms for the men’s section, and when I went to the...
Pariss Chami cub writer
Kate Oller cub writer
Anabel Serra cub writer
Shayda Dadvand cub writer
Sophomore Piper Johnson first visited a psychiatrist when she was 12 years old, where she was diagnosed...
Defne Onal staff writer
When I took health as an elective requirement my freshman year, I remember being utterly dissatisfied with the lesson we had on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). I...
Candice Anvari staff writer
Eva Levin copy editor
Note: All names (except for Lorena Molina) were changed to protect the privacy of those involved.
He hung LED lights on his living room walls....
Candice Anvari staff writer
After months of preparation, superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy released the Ready Together plan on Oct. 4. The plan outlines a physical reopening plan based on the guidance...
