I never thought I liked curry powder. I’m not sure where my negative opinion came from, but I once accidentally added it to a soup and discovered I absolutely love it. The unique and complex flavor makes curry powder an incredible addition to meals. I now add this curry powder recipe to breakfast dishes, like our regular vegetable scramble. I also use it with meats, soups, and roasted veggies. I’ve experimented with adding it to traditional curry dishes, though these definitely aren’t my strength (anyone want to come teach me?). What Is Curry Powder? The term “curry” isn’t exactly a…

Modern health care is failing to make people healthier. Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders are more common than ever, yet doctors continue to rely on the same outdated strategies. Instead of looking at the root cause of disease, the medical system focuses on treating symptoms. You feel pain? Take a pill. Your blood pressure is high? Here’s another prescription. But masking symptoms doesn’t lead to real healing — it just keeps you on an endless cycle of medication, side effects, and more health problems. The real issue is that conventional medicine ignores the role of cellular…

This post was authored by Khushi Saxena, a technical consulting engineer intern on the Customer Experience Team. I never imagined that a global giant like Cisco would notice someone like me — yet here I am, living proof that skills matter more than background. Coming from an entirely non-technical background, my first year of college felt like stepping into a completely different world. While others seemed to have a head start, talking about data structures, projects, and hackathons like second nature, I was still trying to wrap my head around the basics. It was overwhelming, to say the least. I…

In April, many communities hold events to raise awareness of sexual violence, such as this event in Reading, Pa., in 2021, put on by Safe Berks. Sexual violence prevention efforts often get funding and support from the federal government. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images April 1 was the first day of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s also the day the Department of Health And Human Services fired the teams that work on sexual violence prevention. The layoffs were part of a round of dramatic cuts to the federal health agencies, amid…

The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 children and more than 600,000 pregnant women with H.I.V. in low-income countries. Expert teams that managed programs meant to prevent newborns from acquiring H.I.V. from their mothers and to provide treatment for infected children were eliminated last week in the chaotic reorganization of the Health and Human Services Department. Some of the consequences of the dismissals are only now coming to light. While it was known that some staff members devoted to H.I.V. prevention in other…

Picture this: it’s a chilly night, and you’re snuggled up with a warm blanket and a hot water bottle pressed against your skin. It feels good, but there’s a downside — that cozy habit could be harming your skin. Toasted skin syndrome, also called erythema ab igne (EAI) — Latin for “redness by fire”1 — is a sneaky condition that happens when you use heat sources like laptops, heating pads or space heaters for too long. You won’t feel a burn right away, but over time, it leaves your skin looking blotchy and irritated. Whether you tend to use heating…

People who exercised the equivalent of about an hour of walking a day, six days a week saw the most benefit. luckyraccoon/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption luckyraccoon/iStockphoto/Getty Images Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide, and it’s on the rise among younger adults in the U.S. But research recently published in the journal Cancer, finds regular exercise can help survivors live longer — in some cases, even longer than people who’ve never had colon cancer. “I think the important message is, some level of activity is better than staying inactive,” says Dr. Jeff Meyerhardt,…

Students and instructors acquiring knowledge applicable to the real-world. In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, digital literacy and internet access are critical for sustainable development. African Child Projects, a youth-led NGO in Tanzania, is at the forefront of bridging the digital divide and empowering communities through technology, education, research, and policy development. By equipping young people with essential digital skills, together Cisco and African Child Projects aim to unlock endless opportunities and drive sustainable development across the region. Empowering Education through Cisco Networking Academy  African Child Projects is dedicated to reaching as many students as possible across Tanzania through their…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs Wednesday in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP An endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has provoked an angry outcry from anti-vaccine activists. “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” Kennedy said in the third paragraph of a lengthy post on the social media platform X. Kennedy made…

If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. South Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma have state constitutions requiring that they participate in Medicaid expansion, the part of Obamacare that expanded the health program for the poor to millions of adults. If Republicans choose to make the projected budget reductions by cutting into Medicaid expansion, the other 37 states (and D.C.) that participate in the expansion could stop covering working-class adults. Nine states have laws explicitly requiring them to stop Medicaid expansion or make significant…