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By Karen Heslop A growing number of Americans are turning to GLP-1 drugs to manage their weight. According to Statista, the percentage of people who reported using the medication rose from 5.8 percent in February of 2024 to 12.4 percent a little over a year later. Additionally, analysts at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. estimate that […]

By Christian Carter Tommy “Tiny” Lister, the giant of an actor who usually played mean/bad guy roles, and best known for his characters in “Friday” and “The Fifth Element” passed away in December of 2020, but his presence is still missed. Deputies were initially called to the actor’s home for a welfare check after associates of Lister

By Dominique Lambright “My mom has always been forgetful.” “Dad is just getting older.” “She repeats herself sometimes, but that’s normal.” Many families dismiss early dementia symptoms because they don’t look dramatic at first. The changes often happen gradually—so gradually that loved ones adapt to them without realizing something more serious may be developing. For

By Jasmine Smith January is traditionally a month of fresh starts, but for the American Red Cross, it marks a period of critical shortage. Between the “holiday hangover,” hectic travel schedules, and a surge in seasonal illnesses like the flu, blood donations have plummeted to dangerous levels. With winter weather threatening to cancel even more local

By Issac Morgan Your immune system is designed to defend your body against foreign invaders such as germs, bacteria, viruses, toxins, and more. But with lupus – a chronic autoimmune disease – your body’s immune system does the opposite by attacking its own healthy cells and tissues. The disease causes inflammation, which can lead to