Studies criticizing abortion pill are retracted due to flaws
STOCK PHOTO A medical journal has retracted two studies claiming to show the harms of the abortion pill mifepristone, citing conflicts of interest by the …
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Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm poor, most minority
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems …
Schools using surveillance tech to catch students vaping
When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. Suddenly, the rest of …
Poor mental health has an economic toll in the workplace
Employees struggling with mental health conditions often go unnoticed in the workplace. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), employees with unresolved depression experience a …
Virginia Attorney General says insurances should cover life-saving’ proton radiation administered at HBCU
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin PHOTO COURTESY OF DEFENSE.GOV The announcement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer has hit home with …
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time …
Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida’s first-inthe-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought …
Compensation proposed for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
Explosions as part of a demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base. STOCK PHOTO ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 …
US women stock up on abortion pills, avoiding restrictions
Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years …
Sen. Fetterman thought news about his depression treatment would end his political career
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITANNICA.COM WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having "dark conversations" about harming himself before he hit "the …