measure of relative weight based on an individual's mass and height
Catherine Salgado writes for PJMedia.com about the latest kookiness surrounding American socialism. An activist at the Socialism 2026 conference in Chicago — no doubt a gathering of idiocy and infantilism…
As the federal government considers reducing the FMAP for Medicaid expansion, policymakers in North Carolina must prepare for substantial fiscal challenges.
On August 1, 2024, North Carolina Medicaid launched coverage for glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1s) drugs for weight loss despite the State Health Plan (SHP) ending coverage on April 1, 2024.
North Carolina boasts nearly 43,000 farms covering over 8.1 million acres of farmland, producing $18.7 billion in agriculture product sales (eighth in the nation in 2022). Even more impressive, output…
For the last few years, schools have created and maintained vegetable gardens on school premises. While there is nothing inherently troubling about a school garden, some have claimed that it…
The Body Mass Index, which may soon be required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to impact company health premiums among other things, is ridiculously simplistic measure of health. How much you weigh vs.…
T. Becket Adams of the Washington Examiner probes the links between bad science and bad government policy. This spring, Dr. Johannes Bohannon and a team of German scientists discovered that…
Last month, I wrote about the kindergarten health assessment form, and then a few days later wrote about how the data from the form was being used in New Hanover County.…
Earlier this month, I wrote on the invasive health assessment form used for 5 year old kindergarten students. Last week the New Hanover School Board got a presentation from the…
“Our results showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with poorer health (higher incidences of cancer, allergies, and mental health disorders), a higher need for health care, and poorer quality…
Silly economists, wist ye not there was a new math: n < 55 => n >= 55? Grades of zero have been banned in Jackson County Schools. Teachers can no…
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, economics professor Michael Marlow, author of The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government: Why the Government You Want Is Not the One You Get,”…