Without insurance, getting braces typically costs about $5,000. A woman in the Detroit area, however, claims that she can put braces on top and bottom teeth for just $150 each. A report from investigative journalists in Detroit shows that the woman would tighten braces for $50, fix braces for about $20 and whiten teeth […]

According to the latest studies, more than 115 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses. That number includes prescription pain medications and illegal drugs like heroin. So many people become addicted to and die from opioids that the Trump Administration declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in 2017.   While numerous factors contributed to America’s growing […]

The opioid crisis has been harming communities across the United States for well over a decade. The problem has become so extreme that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency that demanded immediate action.   In March 2018, the American Dental Association (ADA) responded to the continuing crisis with […]

Today’s smartphones seem like they can do just about anything. Many technology researchers believe that smartphones can do much more than stream high-definition movies and give their owners driving directions.   Smartphones may even have the ability to predict the health of their users.     Social Media Use Could Predict Mental Health Trends   […]

How important was finding a dentist to the neanderthal generation? Until recently, most anthropologists didn’t even wonder how cave dwellers cared for their teeth. After all, given the challenges these early humans faced just to survive, chances are they had other things on their minds. Apparently, though, a bright, brilliant smile mattered even in prehistoric […]

Bernie Sanders has spent years trying to reform the American healthcare system. Last week, he introduced a new plan that would drastically shift the landscape of health insurance for all Americans, and he did it alongside several other Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Richard Blumenthal. Sanders’ new plan is entitled Medicare for […]

A recent report claims that heroin deaths increased by 533 percent between 2002 and 2016. The number of heroin users also increased, rising from 404,000 in 2002 to almost a million in 2016. This terrifying rise in heroin usage and deaths summarizes the opioid epidemic that is sweeping across the United States.     Heroin […]