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Ricky Skaggs Reveals the Whites Founder Buck White Has Died

Buck White was a talented pianist who often performed with Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb and more.

Simple Health Tips Experts Swear By

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Our reporters went to leading specialists they’ve interviewed over the years and asked them: What is the one health tip you learned in your work that you swear by? These tricks, life hacks, rules and reminders span nutrition, sleep, mental health, fitness, sex, productivity and more. "When I find myself stuck in a pattern of negative thinking, I try not to complain for seven days. It retrains your brain to stop going...

MAGA GOP Aims To Rein in Medicaid Handouts, Prevent “Fiscal Collapse”

“Medicaid is an obvious target for huge cuts .... ”

Texas Has a Point About Online Pornography

THE NEW YORK TIMES – When does freedom for adults become cruelty to children? The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, that raises exactly that question. The Free Speech Coalition (a pornography industry trade association) is challenging a 2023 Texas law that requires sites offering pornographic material to “use reasonable age verification methods” to check whether a user is at least 18. According to the law, “reasonable”...

Anita Bryant, ‘Canceled’ for Her Christian Faith, Dies at 84

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Official Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease In Wild Deer In Chippewa County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2025-01-08 Contact: Terry Shaurette, DNR Chippewa County Wildlife Biologist MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Chippewa County. The deer was a hunter-harvested 1-year-old buck and is the first confirmed wild CWD-positive deer detected in Chippewa County. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of the Barron and Dunn County borders. This detection will cause the...

Health Care AI, Intended To Save Money, Turns Out To Require a Lot of Expensive Humans

"At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially intelligent algorithm that predicts the chances of death."

My health care is under attack — but not from who you think

Chris Enget, THE HILL – I recently read an op-ed by Rep. Chris Deluzio warning fellow veterans “our health care is under attack.” My initial thought was that finally, more members of Congress are seeing the same problems at the VA that I am.” You can imagine my surprise when I read on to learn Rep. Deluzio believes the attacks are coming from his Republican colleagues and even my own organization, Concerned Veterans for America. We can...

MAP: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are soaring in these states

(NEXSTAR) – A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year. Nationally, emergency department visits from patients suffering from influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are now “very high,” the CDC’s most top level, according to the most recent data. Flu, RSV and COVID-19 visits are all increasing as we near mid-January, however COVID visits are still at a low level. The states with...

Which States Have the Least Safe Drinking Water?

NEWSWEEK – Data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows how many Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations were recorded in each state in 2023, with Pennsylvania leading the pack by far. The SDWA groups violations into three main categories. These include health-based violations—such as failure to remove harmful chemicals or pathogens—monitoring and reporting violations, and other violations, which may include failing to notify the public about water quality issues. According to the data, Pennsylvania had the most...

Police: Florida substitute teacher arrested for showing elementary students sexual photos of herself

The former substitute teacher is facing six counts of showing obscene material to minors and one count of tampering with evidence, according to the police department.

FDA finds little handwashing, dirty equipment at McDonald’s supplier linked to E. coli outbreak

Workers cut corners on required sanitation steps, FDA inspectors allege.

The Terrifying Realization That an Unresponsive Patient Is ‘Still in There’

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work houses patients with severe brain injuries. When I am called there to consult, I always hesitate before entering the room. Of all the ways that our bodies can fail, brain injuries are some of the most devastating to witness. Some patients moan involuntarily. Others lie still, their eyes open but unresponsive. As I place my stethoscope on the patient’s chest, often...

Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds

The findings highlight the importance of allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, according to AARP.

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