Every week in the pediatric emergency department, I watch the consequences of adolescent substance use arrive through our doors. Overdoses. Acute intoxication. Psychiatric crises triggered by substances that started as experimentation years earlier. And almost every time, somewhere in the history, there is a moment when prevention could have worked — and didn’t. We have…
A California raw milk dairy that was previously linked to a fatal outbreak of bird flu in cats has now been linked to an E coli outbreak involving cheddar cheese, affecting nine people in three states. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an alert that more than half of the people sickened…
Spring is in full swing in the nation’s capital, bringing with it warmer days, longer evenings and, for a brief but enchanting moment, an explosion of pink and white blooms that attract more than 1.6 million visitors to the city. This year, peak bloom was declared on March 26, ranking among the 20 earliest in…
Noreen Vance ‘s beloved sister Angela has severe Down syndrome and needs help with daily life. Their mother cared for her for decades but refused to confront the possibility that she might die before her daughter. Vance tried to talk about the future, but her mom just shut the conversation down. So there was no…
The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has asked independent experts in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to look again at the decision not to vaccinate teenagers. There have been separate calls to consider an immunisation programme for university students because of their greater risk. Source: Read Full Article
Dear Eric: I have two friends with whom I frequently engage in trekking; we always have great chats and fun. But I noticed when offering an invitation to come stay in our holiday home, approximately two hours’ drive away, the replies were quite muted or passive but polite. Responding with their absence of enthusiasm left…
Australians are already changing their travel habits. As fuel prices have soared, more than half of motorists have cut their driving in the past month, according to a national survey of 1,800 NRMA members. Those who can are embracing alternatives – including swapping their car for a bike, working from home and jumping on a…
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Last week, residents of Birmingham, Alabama, were informed that their drinking water would no longer contain fluoride. Then came a twist: It turned out that their water utility had, without telling the public, actually stopped adding it years ago. John Matson, a spokesperson for Central Alabama Water, which serves Birmingham and its surrounding suburbs, confirmed…
Senate Democrats on Thursday blasted a proposed rule by the Trump administration to allow for “junk health plans” with high deductibles and limited coverage to be sold on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance exchanges. “President Trump told the American people he would protect them from the ‘big, fat, rich insurance companies, who have…
