Smoke from Canada wildfires increasing health risks in Black and poorer U.S. communities
DETROIT (AP) – Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U. S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting …
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Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
An ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can be given to people who have hard-to-treat depression. STOCK PHOTO SYDNEY (AP) – Australia is now the first country …
Why you should Green your home to green your future
The U.S. housing market is cooling. Median home prices have declined more than 9% from record highs last summer. One way to shore up a …
How Medicare perpetuates privilege – not equity
STOCK PHOTO Thanks to Medicare’s top official dodging questions by members of Congress, the fight for equity in American healthcare just suffered a further setback. …
Florida’s ‘Dr. Deep’ resurfaces after a record 100 days living underwater
A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers has resurfaced after setting a record for the …
Florida center says ‘Grey Team’ technology, exercise help veterans overcome PTSD and other ailments
U.S. Army veteran Ed Reichbach, 93, left, greets Vietnam veteran Fred Kalfon, 81, after Kalfon’s workout session at the Grey Team veterans center, Wednesday, May …
Paxlovid coronavirus gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use, a first for a pill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 …
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and …
Black children are more likely to have asthma: A lot comes down to where they live
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-yearold Carter Manson clutched his small …
New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl, opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
Narcan nasal spray for the treatment of opioid overdoses PHOTO COURTESY OF LAIST.COM VIA STOCK PHOTO WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators on Monday approved …