I am a 21-year-old student attending the University of Arizona with a pre-existing condition covered under my parents’ health insurance plan. I’m scared. And I’m not alone. I’m scared because like the millions of other people under 26 who are part of their parent’s health insurance plan, I’m unsure whether I will remain under my parents’…
What do you know about sugar? As a substance most people in the U.S. consume in excess daily, one might think the general population would be more educated about it. The average American ingests more than 126 grams, or about 25 teaspoons of sugar per day, according to a 2015 study by Euromonitor International. The country with the…
A la edad de 15 años, Nick Forte llegó a casa con su permiso de manejar en mano, fastidiando a sus papás para que aceptaran darle permiso de poder ser un donador de órganos en cuanto tuviera la oportunidad. Cinco años después, el 9 de noviembre de 2012, Nick se encontraba en el hospital con…
At age 15, Nick Korte came home with his driving learner’s permit, nagging his parents for consent to become an organ donor at the first opportunity. Five years years later, on Nov. 9, 2012, he was brain dead in the hospital with a gunshot wound to his head. His persistence to donate became his legacy….
Imagine making a 100-mile trip every time you need fresh produce. More than 700,000 Arizona residents have no other option. Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, has 55 food deserts and the residents make up more than half of Arizona’s population, according to the Food Desert Locator released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food desert…
