Health

ELISA WELLS/PLAN C/AFP via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — A ruling is expected to come down from a federal judge in Texas Wednesday that could see an abortion medication being taken off the market in the United States. The lawsuit, filed by Alliance Defending Freedom – a Christian conservative legal advocacy group – has asked […]

ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Social media users, online groups, and even celebrities like Martha Stewart, are touting CBD as a real aid for sleep, but some are beginning to wonder if the legal chemical found in marijuana really works. Cannabidiol, known as CBD, is a compound found in marijuana but is not an intoxicant, […]

Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 2022, only 13 countries, territories and regions globally have met the World Health Organization’s guidelines for healthy air quality, according to a report from Swiss technology company IQAir. The company, which has worked with the United Nations Environmental Program, UN-Habitat and Greenpeace to combat air pollution, […]

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — An Illinois man has been indicted for allegedly cheating the U.S. government out of millions of dollars for his pop-up COVID testing company and allegedly lied about test results. Zishan Alvi, 44, was the co-owner of Laboratory Elite, headquartered in Chicago, which purported to offer two types of COVID-19 […]

Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Recently, a review from the Cochrane Library set off a firestorm after headlines declared research published by the respected organization’s study found masks don’t work and don’t stop community transmission of respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Over a two-month period, some commentators and politicians took to op-ed pieces and […]

Mensent Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stratford Care USA, Inc has recalled 62 brands of Omega-3 supplements for cats and dogs over concern for “potentially elevated levels of Vitamin A,” according to a release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published Friday. While Vitamin A is an essential nutrient for both cats and dogs, ingesting […]

Natalia Gdovskaia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following a diet rich in plant-based foods and seafood can help lower the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal BMC Medicine, found that people who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had as much as a 23% reduced risk for dementia […]

Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sought to delay publicly divulging details about a major hearing on abortion rights set for Wednesday, telling lawyers involved in the case that he preferred to keep it quiet to minimize disruptive protests and harassment, according to a transcript […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed its first-ever rule to reduce the prevalence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water Tuesday, taking the first step to require cities to test for the so-called “forever chemicals.” “Today, I am thrilled to announce that EPA is taking yet another bold step to protect […]

Courtesy of Sean Tran of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living (NEW YORK) — At 102 years old, Jean Bailey is not slowing down. Bailey, an independent living resident at Elk Ridge Village, a senior living community in Omaha, Nebraska, has been leading fitness sessions for her neighbors since the COVID-19 pandemic first started in 2020. […]