EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say
Read full article: EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they sayThe Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.
Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meat
Read full article: Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meatIf you want to make diet choices that help the planet, the most common and effective advice is to eat fewer animals and more plants.
What will happen to food assistance under Trump's tax cut plan? A look at the numbers
Read full article: What will happen to food assistance under Trump's tax cut plan? A look at the numbersBig changes are being proposed to a food assistance program as part of President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation.
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pillsLouisiana lawmakers have approved a measure that targets out-of-state doctors and activists who prescribe, sell or provide pregnancy-ending drugs to residents in the reliably red state.
Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?
Read full article: Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?Harm reductions initiatives are becoming more commonplace at major music festivals, both through partnerships with festival organizers as well as volunteer efforts done without explicit permission.
Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trial
Read full article: Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trialThe leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges.
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Read full article: NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health researchPresident Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.”.
How an innovative portable shelter could help India's outdoor workers beat the heat
Read full article: How an innovative portable shelter could help India's outdoor workers beat the heatAn innovative portable shelter recently exhibited in one of India’s largest cities shows how smart, cheap ways to help workers escape the heat are gaining traction in the country.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Allergies, viruses, Lyme disease
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Allergies, viruses, Lyme diseaseHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups
Read full article: A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groupsA federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers.
Controversy over cooking oils sparks debate in health circles
Read full article: Controversy over cooking oils sparks debate in health circlesMedical experts are now addressing public concerns about seed oils like canola, sunflower, and corn oil, which have become staples in American kitchens and processed foods.
Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance
Read full article: Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidanceThe CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader.
How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks
Read full article: How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacksWhen Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed rolling back more than two dozen rules aimed at protecting clean air and water, he called it the biggest day for deregulation in American history.
Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change
Read full article: Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to changeWhen the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' according to prosecutors
Read full article: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' according to prosecutorsSix weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel last December, Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and expressed that killing the executive “conveys a greedy bastard that had it coming."
Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US
Read full article: Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the USChildhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.
Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
Read full article: Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over MidwestSmoke from Canadian wildfires is beginning to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. as several Midwestern states battle conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.
Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds
Read full article: Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry findsA federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
Read full article: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortionsThe Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried
Read full article: Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worriedTexas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion banLouisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says
Read full article: Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge saysA judge says the federal Bureau of Prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment.
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
Read full article: Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effectsNatural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.
All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says
Read full article: All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC saysU.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world.
Pakistan's anti-polio drive suffers a blow after a northern enclave reports first case in 7 years
Read full article: Pakistan's anti-polio drive suffers a blow after a northern enclave reports first case in 7 yearsPakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven years.
UK bans single-use vapes to stem use by children and reduce harmful litter
Read full article: UK bans single-use vapes to stem use by children and reduce harmful litterA ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment.
Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the US
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the USAmericans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.
Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers
Read full article: Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbersFederal health officials say at least 45 people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers.
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots
Read full article: CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shotsThe nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managers
Read full article: CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managersCVS and Express Scripts are asking a federal judge to block an Arkansas law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state.
Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices
Read full article: Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety officesThe Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report
Read full article: White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' reportThe White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Stomach viruses, asthma flare-ups, spring allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Stomach viruses, asthma flare-ups, spring allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosis
Read full article: Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosisAustralian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and abusing hundreds of patients
Read full article: French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and abusing hundreds of patientsA 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of patients has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison by a French court.
Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu
Read full article: Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic fluThe Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu.
Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyer says
Read full article: Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyer saysThe Trump administration has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country, her family says.
Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim
Read full article: Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claimUtah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in 2023 and argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm.
A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says
Read full article: A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO saysA new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.
Understanding your right to appeal health insurance denials
Read full article: Understanding your right to appeal health insurance denialsDon’t rush to pay out of pocket if your health insurance denies a test, treatment, or medication your doctor says you need. You have a guaranteed right to appeal that decision -- and the good news is, it’s easier than you might think.