It is estimated that about 1 in 7 patients in hospitals will require at least one blood transfusion, a medical procedure that involves being injected with donated blood. In fact, every two seconds, a...
Imagine you’re sitting in class and see multiple students with their masks below their noses. Frustrated, you turn around to face the board only to see your teacher wearing their mask incorrectly as well....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to teenagers and other vape consumers to stop buying e-cigarette products, and to stop modifying devices to vape dangerous substances on August 30. Federal...
Spring is finally here, which means butterflies in gardens overflowing with colorful flowers–and consequent sneezing because of the changing environment. In addition to triggering allergies, the transition between the seasons also tends to...
All the buzz around the Trump Administration’s blueprint for healthcare — or lack thereof — has got the Conant community wondering: Would it be best to simply adopt universal health care — like many...
Ohio teen Ethan Lindenberger made national news last week for going against his anti-vaccine parents’ wishes and getting vaccinated. His story has brought light to the debate on whether or not parents should be...
District 211 implemented Wellness, a class combining P.E. and health, at the beginning of this school year. The class, currently required for freshmen, consists of three fitnessed-based days in the gym and two days...
Almost everyone has some sort of idea in mind about what type of person they would like to be. While these ideals can sometimes seem too perfect to be true, the only things preventing...
On April 3, Conant students discovered what may have seemed like a belated April Fool’s joke: the doors to the boys’ bathroom next to the cafeteria had been removed. However, the real reason behind...
Conant students received free heart screenings by Young Hearts for Life (YH4L) on Thursday, March 16. Parent volunteers worked in the North Gym to administer the electrocardiograms, or ECGs. Students were able to register...
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