By Cindy Lima New app Nicoboard is educating parents in how to make the best decision for their baby during the NICU journey. App Origin Story Twins Nicolette and Bexley both were born 15 weeks earlier than their due date. Both babies were born 1.5 pounds each and with many serious medical conditions…

QUESTION: Given obesity now costs the US more money than smoking related illnesses, should junk food be treated in the same way as cigarettes? — ANSWER: There have surely been studies to help support the notion that junk food may be as addictive as heroin and tobacco. Obesity researchers found fatty and sugary snacks trigger the same ‘pleasure centers’ in the brain that drive people into drug addiction — making them binge on unhealthy food…

QUESTION: Should obesity be treated like a nasty personal habit like smoking? ANSWER: Obesity is a well-known and massive problem in the U.S. According to CNN, It rivals smoking in terms of its health hazards, As a society working to improve the overall health of all, we have made gigantic…

QUESTION: Why is med school so expensive? — ANSWER: To understand the reason behind the steep cost of medical school, there has to be knowledge of the various additional factors beyond the already shocking sticker price. Medical school costs and debt does not begin and end with the actual four-year education and additional residency training that students go…