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It seems like yesterday that we were washing off our groceries before putting them away and unable to see our near and dear for fear of spreading COVID-19. But the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's recent loosening of restrictions is a game changer. The new guidelines say folks who are exposed to COVID-19 don't have to quarantine at home but should wear a mask for 10 days and test on day five to see if they've contracted COVID-19. Also, you don't have to stay 6 feet from others, and there's no recommendation that schools and daycare facilities enforce quarantine or test-to-stay progr...

When it comes to smoking, there's some good news: In the U.S., smoking has declined from 20.9% of adults in 2005 to 12.5% in 2020. However, that means that around 30.8 million adults currently smoke cigarettes. And a lot of those folks have prediabetes or diabetes. We know that because studies show that people who smoke cigarettes are 30% to 40% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than people who don't smoke. And once they get diabetes, they're more likely than those who don't smoke to have trouble managing their condition.

As science has exponentially accelerated, cures and treatments are extending lives so significantly that they've changed the trajectory of population.

As of June 2022, 38 states have legalized the medical use of cannabis to varying degrees, according to the National Organ-ization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; 19 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized it for recreational use.

Fifteen-year-old Katie Ledecky won gold in the 2012 London Olympics' 800-meter freestyle event. Tiger Woods won the U.S. Junior Amateur tournament at ages 15, 16 and 17. Jennifer Capriati astounded the sports world when, at 14, she made it to the semifinals of the French Open and to the fourth round at Wimbledon.