Omer Awan

JERUSALEM - MAY 03: Palestinians break their fast at the Masjid al-Aqsa Compound during holy Islamic ... [+] month of Ramadan in Jerusalem on May 03, 2021. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

If left untreated, both starvation and malnutrition can ultimately lead to severe illness, organ failure and ultimately death.

Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with ... [+] obesity. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Wegovy, a popular weight-loss drug in high demand, can now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid provided patients using it have heart disease. Health plans operating in the Medicare D (outpatient) program could provide

Soaring drug prices in America have left many Americans unable to pay for medications and treatments that could otherwise improve their health and well-being.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A measles vaccine is prepared on September 10, 2019 in ... [+] Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Although snacking can be part of a balanced diet, excessive snacking can pose serious threats to public health.

DISS, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 13: DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ... [+] workers clear up dead turkey carcasses at

WOLFRATSHAUSEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 15: A social therapist looks at the photo album of the ... [+] inhabitant of a residential care home for Alzheimer's

Reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug will have public health consequences. Although its potential for abuse is less than alcohol, it is not insignificant.