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As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine

A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.

Idaho Governor Signs Bill for Ivermectin to Be Sold Over the Counter

The measure, which the state Legislature passed earlier this year, went into law immediately on April 14.

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend turns heads with outfit and ‘weird’ actions at UNC practice

Bill Belichick's girlfriend Jordon Hudson has been criticized after being filmed at a University of North Carolina practice session while her partner was hard at work

UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling

Britain's top court delivered unanimous judgement that the definition of a woman under equality law refers to "biological sex."

Radiation from CT scans could lead to thousands of future cancer diagnoses, study finds

This isn't the first time the issue of CT scans and cancer has been raised.

5 Science-Backed Longevity ‘Hacks’ That Don’t Cost a Fortune

You don’t need a pricey gym membership to live a longer, healthier life.

Planned Parenthood Spends Big for Democrats, Faces Cuts under GOP Control

In its 2022-2023 annual fiscal year report, Planned Parenthood boasted 392,715 abortions. It also conducted 1,721 adoption referrals...

Anonymous donor gives thousands of dollars for meals at Massachusetts McDonald’s

An anonymous person donated thousands of dollars to pay for meals at the Main Street location.

Pregnant mom felt one strange symptom—ChatGPT told her to act fast, and it saved her and her baby

The question was casual—“Why does my jaw feel tight?”—but what happened next was anything but.

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

PRO PUBLICA – Frustration with insurers is at an all-time high. The December fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson allegedly by Luigi Mangione serves as an extreme and tragic example. Doctors and insurers are locked into a perpetual conflict over health care costs, with patients caught in the middle. Doctors accuse insurance plans of blocking payments for health care treatments that can save the patients’ lives. Insurance companies insist they shouldn’t pay for procedures that...

Foods that trigger acid reflux, how to prevent it and when to consult a doctor

CBS News – An estimated 20% of Americans suffer from GERD, a chronic form of acid reflux that goes beyond occasional heartburn. What causes acid reflux? "The stomach loves acid, it helps with digestion. The esophagus, the swallowing tube, hates acid," CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, who is a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health, explained. "Fortunately, there's a valve in between the stomach and the esophagus that stops acid from bubbling up and giving...

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday – a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human transplants. Towana Looney is recovering well from the April 4 removal surgery at NYU Langone Health and has returned home to Gadsden, Alabama. In a statement, she thanked her doctors for “the...

Yoga is as effective as strengthening exercises for knee osteoarthritis pain relief, study finds

Medical Xpress – Exercise therapy is suggested as a first-line treatment to improve joint pain and loss of function caused by osteoarthritis (OA), a musculoskeletal disorder that affects more than 595 million people worldwide. Yoga and strengthening exercises are both known to be effective ways of managing knee OA, but is one better than the other? A study that compared yoga and strengthening exercises head-to-head for knee OA found that despite their distinct mechanisms for relieving...

Veterans find healing & fellowship through barbecue

Local veterans are placed in groups of four to learn culinary life skills and compete to see who can recreate the best barbecue.
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