Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments
By Taylor Sisk, KFF Health News BURLINGTON, Vt. — “You can’t inject a horse tranquilizer and think nothing bad is gonna happen” to you, said Ty Sears, 33, a longtime …
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Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org In recent months, East Coast states’ plans to install massive new offshore wind farms have been battered by bad economic news, canceled contracts and newfound uncertainty …
US targets banks’ billions of dollars in overdraft fees
By Evan Weinberger and Paige Smith, Bloomberg News A top US consumer watchdog is preparing to make it much harder for banks to charge clients overdraft fees — setting up …
When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out – The Mercury News
Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS) For help, call 1-888-373-7888 or text *233733 for the 24/7 National Human Trafficking Hotline, a national, toll-free hotline. ____ When she was a 10-year-old foster child, …
Patients with neurodegenerative diseases turn to pingpong for rehabilitation. Scientists are paying attention.
Mark Lauterbach was leaving a brewery in Fort Collins earlier this year when he found himself being pelted by hail. Instinctively, he took off running toward his car. When he …
Diabetes and obesity rising in young Americans, study finds – The Mercury News
Fenit Nirappil | (TNS) Miami Herald Diabetes and obesity are rising among young adults in the United States, an alarming development that puts them at higher risk for heart disease, …
A showdown over deep sea mining is taking place in the Pacific Ocean
Todd Woody | Bloomberg News (TNS) Activists from Greenpeace International have boarded a ship that is conducting deep sea mining research in the Pacific Ocean, vowing to occupy the vessel …
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Hallmark and Lifetime holiday movies include LGBT+ storylines Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” and Lifetime’s “It’s A Wonderful Lifetime” will both look a little different this year. USA TODAY Now that …
Babies are losing their lives to a preventable illness. Her job is stopping it – The Mercury News
Emily Alpert Reyes | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Under the afternoon sun, Maggie Tran stopped one person after another on a hectic stretch of Skid Row, asking …
The ‘doctor of nursing practice’ will see you now
Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org When Vernon Langford sees patients, he typically wears a white lab coat with his title — “Dr.” — and his credentials as a nurse …