Health at the Roots

Every year, millions of Americans are prescribed opioids after injuries, surgeries, and medical procedures, medications intended to support their recovery and healing. What starts as a legitimate prescription meant to help someone walk again, return to work, or sleep through the night can spiral into opioid use disorder (OUD), a condition affecting over an estimated 6 million people in the United States today ( CDC ). In 2023, more than 79,000 people died from opioid-involved

Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Meals On September 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...

When most of the world sleeps, millions clock in. Known as “graveyard shifts,” overnight work hours, typically running from 11 p.m. to 7...

Over 80 percent of younger people who menstruate experience period pain. Twenty percent report that their period pain severely disrupts...

“No MSG.” You’ve probably seen the label before – on restaurant windows, ramen packages, or even frozen meals. For decades, MSG has been...

Slurred speech. Poor coordination. Disorientation. Fruity breath odor. All are symptoms shared by both alcohol use and diabetes mellitus....