“Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his nation’s inoculation is safe for a mass audience, despite the fact that it has not yet finished its final round of testing.” As the world races to develop ...
Author Max Brooks is making headlines for suggesting that Hollywood could help relay the message of scientists during the global pandemic. It’s somewhat fitting, since the COVID-19 virus has the cinematic sweep of an apocalyptic ...
The classic reggae anthem by Bob Marley will be reimagined to benefit children who are affected by the global pandemic, with proceeds going towards UNICEF. According to a UNICEF press release, members of the late ...
“The federal government should have acquired, contracted for tests, PPE, they should have made it available to states in much greater quantities.” The COVID-19 virus has hit elderly populations the hardest, but despite pleas from ...
“We are learning that even though children are by and large mildly affected when it comes to COVID-19 that there can be situations that they are more severely affected.” New York State issued a health ...
“All of us who traveled with him were notified by the office of @VP the day before the trip that wearing of masks was required by the @MayoClinic and to prepare accordingly.” Vice President Mike ...
“We don’t want people to panic. We don’t want people to be afraid of pets. There’s no evidence that pets are playing a role in spreading this disease to people.” Until this week, humans have ...
“When somebody’s the president of the United States, the authority is total.” President Donald Trump alone has the power to reopen the US economy, he declared at his Monday evening briefing, according to the New ...
“We are particularly troubled that Mr. Kushner’s work may even involve ‘directing FEMA and HHS officials to prioritize specific requests from people who are able to get Kushner on the phone.’” White House Senior Advisor ...
Grammy-winning music superstar Lady Gaga is teaming up with the World Health Organization to raise money and awareness with a global televised special in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar-winning singer ...
As citizens in the U.S. heed warnings to distance themselves from others to avoid contracting coronavirus, the movie industry took a hit over the weekend with record low box office sales. In just one week, ...
Google’s description of its Coronavirus efforts falls short of the president’s claims. Verily, a Google sister company under the Alphabet Inc. umbrella, is trying to assist Americans who might be infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus. ...
“We learned a bitter lesson in 2003, and we do not want that to happen again.“ A new illness is making its rounds in China and while it has caused no known deaths, memories of ...
Accurately depicted in new film Dark Waters, DuPont was guilty of actions such as dumping sludge they knew to be toxic into a farm in West Virginia. The new film Dark Waters dives into the ...
This potential scandal is so large, it’s hard to fully comprehend what the implications may be. A major but largely glossed over report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental and public health nonprofit ...
“That’s where change comes from—it doesn’t come from old politicians. It’s always young people.” Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Monster) will host a fundraising event for the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project on ...
The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future has always opposed Medicare for All. But lately it’s been going after moderate healthcare proposals, too. (By Jessica Piper, The Center for Responsive Politics) A group of major ...
Students as young as Grade 5 expressed a wish “to study hard to repay” the company, and many thought “the tobacco company is kind.” (By Jennifer Fang, The Conversation) Would you send your child to ...
An abstinence only program in Montana told teens that “condoms cause cancer,” birth control pills are only 20% effective and cause cervical cancer and sterility. The American experiment is a beautifully chaotic thing. Opposing sides ...
“Oncolytic viruses such as the coxsackievirus could transform the way we treat cancer and could signal a move away from more established treatments such as chemotherapy.” A group of researchers recently conducted a clinical trial ...
A Texas law allowing for a conscientious exemption to vaccines is worrying Texas officials that a measles outbreak is on the horizon. Health officials in Texas are closely watching several parts of the state for ...
“By 24 April, 15 children had tested positive, though none of their parents were found to be carrying the virus,” one hospital doctor told the BBC. An alarming HIV outbreak that has affected mostly kids ...
“STIs have a profound impact on the health of adults and children worldwide. If untreated, they can lead to serious and chronic health effects that include neurological and cardiovascular disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirths, and ...
The closed-door negotiations “reveal a familiar dynamic in Washington, where political parties don’t debate each other on policy as much as they mediate fights between corporate interests.” Progressive activists and lawmakers criticized House Democratic leadership ...
In a British-style system, the government fully owns, operates, and staffs all health care facilities. (By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation) The role of government in the U.S. health care system has been contentious long before ...
The chemical has a strong propensity to off-gas when used in “strips” similar to those in Starbucks stores, and apart from cancer concerns, poses acute risks to exposed individuals. (Beyond Pesticides) A class-action lawsuit is accusing Starbucks ...
“People shouldn’t have to crowdfund for their health care. We wanted PhRMA to have to face firsthand the toll their greed takes on Americans across our country.” (By Inequality.org) Day in and day out, American ...
“We the public, we the people, developed this drug, we paid for this drug. There’s no reason this should be $2,000 a month. People are dying because of it.” (Common Dreams) During a House hearing ...
“With this fluorescence, you see the tumor so much clearer because it lights up like a Christmas tree.” Researchers used a synthetic form of scorpion venom to illuminate brain tumors via a new imaging method ...
The organic certification of hemp has been a confusing and sometimes controversial topic. Certification of hemp is relatively new in the United States and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed its stance ...
"The indicators already show that we’re falling apart. America’s life expectancy has declined for the last three years in a row, the first time in a hundred years."
Vaping is a popular method for taking CBD, but to a new consumer it may raise questions. We understand that out of all methods of consuming CBD, vaping is the most unfamiliar to new customers. However, vaping presents ...
“Tim wanted to make a difference—starting a foundation in his name is our way to honor his memory and continue to act in his spirit.” A year after his death, the family of late electronic ...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after less than two years in office – a move that came as a surprise to his supporters and his critics. The 46-year-old Scott ...
Gupta described his patient as “functionally cured” and “in remission”, but cautioned: “It’s too early to say he’s cured.” (Reuters) – An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be ...
If the public gets involved in this awareness week while sufferers speak out about their struggles, the idea of eating disorders can become less stigmatized. Each year the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) holds a ...
Is it legal and safe to give my pet CBD? CBD for pets should be derived from hemp and not marijuana. Confusion often arises because CBD can be derived from both plants. While the CBD ...
“This is the opposite of what Utahns voted for. The voters got it right, and the politicians need to listen.” Utah natives voted to have Medicaid expanded under the Affordable Care Act in November, but ...
It’s quintessential for us to spread awareness and cease the criticizing conversations. According to the National Safety Council, just released statistics reveal that the lifetime odds of death are more likely to occur by accidental opioid ...
“Our cancer cure will be effective from day one.” A team of Isreali doctors has made the bold claim that they will have a “complete cure” for cancer in a year’s time. The Jerusalem Post ...
New research on Alzheimer’s and dementia looks to be a breakthrough moment for diagnosing and treating the disease. A team of researchers has found that blood leaking from brain vessels precedes the onset of Alzheimer’s. ...
Are e-cigarette liquid manufacturers outright lying about what’s in their products? A new report published Sunday in the Medical Journal of Australia found traces of pesticides, human or animal excrement and nicotine in popular nicotine-free ...
Amid the endless reporting about the situation at the US-Mexico border, the potential for a growing health crisis remains largely unreported. The large number of people in holding at the border greatly increases the odds ...
The Australian government has issued a public apology to women, acknowledging the pain and agony that has resulted from vaginal mesh implants. Thousands of women across the world have used the mesh, which most of ...
Lyme disease and other insect-transmitted diseases are spreading into new regions of the United States and infecting people at an increased rate. Many environmentalists and scientists believe global warming is the culprit. Lyme Disease Now ...
(StopTheDrugWar.org) State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has shaken up New Jersey’s marijuana politics with an announcement Tuesday that he has ordered county and municipal prosecutors to defer all marijuana-related cases until early September. The move ...
Two batches of children’s vaccines – rabies, and diphtheria and tetanus (DPT) have been deemed defective in China leading to a recall of all unused vaccines. What the consequences will be on children’s health is ...
U.S. health officials call the opioid crisis the worst public health crisis in American history. Deaths from opioid drug overdoses have quadrupled in the last 20 to 30 years. In fact, there are more opioid ...
A collaborative investigation between the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) and NPR unveiled the extraordinary and potentially illegal lengths that pharmaceutical companies employed to boost their Medicaid sales. While Medicaid is required to cover almost all drugs, ...
A federal grand jury in Kentucky indicted eight former managers at Armstrong Coal for deceiving coal mine safety organizations and exposing coal miners to dangerous coal dust that causes black lung disease. The indictment alleges ...
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