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McDonald’s settles lawsuit over Latino scholarship program by opening door to non-Latino applicants

AP NEWS – McDonald’s is changing — but not eliminating — a scholarship program for Latino students after it was sued by a group that opposes affirmative action. McDonald’s has awarded more than $33 million in college scholarships to students with at least one Latino parent. On Jan. 12, the American Alliance for Equal Rights sued McDonald’s over the program. On Friday, McDonald’s said it reached a settlement with the American Alliance for Equal Rights that will...

Gym-Goer, 29, Dies After Getting Her Neck Adjusted by Chiropractor: ‘Tragic Case’

Joanna Kowalczyk died of acute arterial dissections in the exact location where she received chiropractic treatment

RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention

A recent Senate confirmation hearing revealed RFK Jr.’s secret war against cancer prevention.

Reasons for Memory Loss

Lack of Sleep First, it’s harder to recall things when you haven’t slept. Second, sleep strengthens the bonds between brain cells that help you remember for the long term. Third, it’s harder to form memories in the first place when your mind is wandering because of a lack of sleep. Good “sleep hygiene” can help: Shoot for 8 hours a night, exercise daily, stick to a regular sleep schedule, and avoid alcohol and caffeine late in the...

CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies

The federal health agency began removing all content related to gender identity on Friday.

Trump’s Order on Escalates Reversal of ‘Trans Rights’

KFF Health News – President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration’s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to intervene in parents’ medical decisions by prohibiting government-funded insurance coverage of puberty blockers or surgery for people under 19. Trump’s order, titled “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” is certain to face legal challenges and would require congressional or regulatory actions to be fully enacted. But transgender people and...

This good hygiene habit could lower your risk of a stroke — but only a third of Americans do it

How flossing can reduce stroke risk

Elementary school student goes permanently blind after eating too many chicken nuggets

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (WKRC) — A child went permanently blind due to an unhealthy diet. According to iHeart, an eight-year-old Malaysian boy went blind due to a poor diet since he was an infant. The child was said to have had a diet consisting of only chicken nuggets, sausages and cookies, the outlet reported. "As a mother, we can't always cook because we are busy. Pity for the parents of this student. It is not easy for...

“We have excellent treatments to reverse stroke symptoms … “

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke. Can you help me understand different kinds of stroke treatments? My neighbor seems almost back to normal, but my uncle is still in rehabilitation because of some paralysis on his left side. ANSWER: We have excellent treatments to reverse stroke symptoms, but these treatments are incredibly time dependent. This is...

Most Insurance Covers IUDs. Hers Cost More Than $14,000.

KFF Health News – During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson asked about getting off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option for me was an IUD,” she said, referring to an intrauterine device, a long-acting, reversible type of birth control. Anderson, 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, asked her doctor how much it might cost. At the time, she was working in a U.S. senator’s local office and was covered under her father’s insurance through...

RFK Jr. Torches Bernie Sanders for Screaming ‘Health Care for All’ While Taking Big Pharma Cash

RED STATE – On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Robert F. Kennedy sat before yet another Senate committee to answer questions, and it went about as well as expected. When Kennedy appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, he was questioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who went on a wild rant about whether he supported onesies with an anti-vax message on them. It was comedy gold. Sadly, Sanders also sits on the Senate...

FDA Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects

The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive.

The Deadly Secrets Behind “Breakthrough” Alzheimer’s Drugs

THE LEVER – Six years ago, Genevieve Lane was enjoying an active life in Florida when she began to forget her neighbors’ names and where she put her keys. At 76, she might have shrugged off these lapses as mere signs of aging, but when she began to have moments of confusion and occasionally got lost while out walking, her housemate and longtime friend Vicki Holmes told her about a nearby research center. There, a doctor...

Kennedy’s Fate Rests in Hands of a Small Group of Republicans

To be confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can afford to lose no more than three Republican votes if all Democrats are united in their opposition to him.

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