North American Community Hub Statistics
When doctors talk about cholesterol, most people immediately think of LDL or HDL. But in reality, the most reliable measure of your risk for heart disease is often non-HDL cholesterol. This number captures all the “bad” cholesterol types in your blood, not just LDL, and gives doctors a more complete picture of your cardiovascular health. … Read more
Stress has always been a part of modern life, but in the United States, recent surveys suggest it is becoming a defining feature of daily living for millions of people. According to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) “Stress in America” survey, a majority of Americans say their stress levels have increased over the past five … Read more
Every few years, a new crop of startups emerges that are not just “interesting but structurally positioned to become global corporations. In 2025, the landscape is dominated by artificial intelligence, defense autonomy, energy transition, robotics, and biotech. These are not small consumer apps chasing vanity metrics; they are infrastructure, security, and science companies raising multi-billion-dollar … Read more
Recent surveys indicate that approximately one in three adults in the U.S. now have a side hustle, according to Bankrate. While not everyone is earning big, the collective impact is massive. On average, Americans earn around $885 per month from their side gigs, but the median figure is closer to $200, meaning that while a … Read more
Each year, over 3.6 million babies are born in the United States, according to the CDC. Every one of those births generates two documents: a Certificate of Live Birth and a Birth Certificate. While these terms are often confused, they are not the same. The key legal difference is this: A Certificate of Live Birth … Read more
The short answer: yes, your car’s air conditioning system can harm your health if it is poorly maintained, used improperly, or if you’re exposed to it for long periods in a confined space without fresh airflow. While air conditioning itself isn’t inherently dangerous, the way it functions and the environment it creates in your vehicle … Read more
In the first half of 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 18,720 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes across the United States. This marks a 3.2% drop from the projected 19,330 fatalities during the same period in 2023, continuing a modest but welcome downward trend in road deaths. Both the … Read more
Atlantic City visitors most often run into heat and dehydration, rip-current incidents, alcohol-related ER visits and falls, GI upsets/foodborne illness, respiratory irritation from casino smoke, jellyfish stings, sunburn, STI concerns, seasonal respiratory infections, and gambling-linked mental-health stress. That’s not guesswork: local lifeguards reported 135 rescues over the 2025 Independence Day weekend and typically 1,000+ rescues … Read more
Let’s not dance around it. Some online health articles pass the trust test, but a lot of them don’t. The internet is full of good information and bad advice living side by side, and unless you know how to tell the difference, you could end up following tips that do more harm than good. According … Read more
The Golden Hour, the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury, is often the most critical window for survival. According to U.S. military medical data from Afghanistan, ensuring treatment within this period reduced mortality among injured troops from 16 % to 10 %, saving an estimated 359 lives between 2009 and 2014. In civilian trauma … Read more
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